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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
This topic has information for parents regarding FASD which includes Fetal Alcohol Effect and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
Alaska Dept. Health & Social Services - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
The Department of Education & Early Development has developed a website to offer educators information on FASD, posts upcoming training opportunities and FASD related events, identifies who to contact for a FASD assessment in your area, lists grant opportunities, and highlights resources available through our lending library.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
This site provides good general information, material, and research related to FASD.
FAS Alaska
This web site provides information on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), a term that inlcudes Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE), Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD), and Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND), with a focus on intervention techniques for educators.
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
NOFAS is a nonprofit organization founded in 1990 dedicated to eliminating birth defects caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy and improving the quality of life for those individuals and families affected. NOFAS, the only national organization focusing solely on FAS, takes a multicultural approach to prevention and healing.
Stone Soup Group: FASD Family Support Project
www.stonesoupgroup.org/FASDparentresources.html
This Anchorage-based group provides free assistance and support to families of children with special needs. The FASD Family Support page includes FASD strategies, links, resources for parents, a list of recommended reading, and an opportunity to join a Listserv to communicate with other families.
Toward Inclusion: Tapping Hidden Strengths
www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/specedu/fas/
This is a planning resource intended to provide a support for student service administrators, principals, classroom teachers, resource teachers, school counsellors, clinicians, and other community professionals who will help in assisting schools in developing approaches for students who are alcohol-affected.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - FASD Center
The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence sponsors this site through the Department of Health and Human Services. It includes a list of links, publications, training, events, and other information on the topic.