FASD
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NEW!  Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Research Challenges and Opportunities; by Kenneth R. Warren, Brenda G. Hewitt and Jennifer D. Thomas; Alcohol Research & Health, The Journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism;Vol 34, No 1, 2011
NEW!  Communication Profiles of a Group of Young Children (0 - 5 years) with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; by Maria De Beer; thesis; University of Pretoria; 2008
NEW!  Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Experimental Treatments and Strategies for Intervention; by Nirelia M. Idrus and Jennifer D. Thomas; Alcohol Research & Health, The Journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Vol 34, No 1, 2011
Records of the Meeting of the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect; by U.S. Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities; February 28-March 1, 2007
Characteristics of Children Whose Siblings Have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Incomplete Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; by Valborg L. Kvigne, Gary R. Leonardson, Joseph Borzelleca, Martha Neff-Smith and Thomas K. Welty; Pediatrics Vol. 123 No. 3 March 2009
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; by Mary (Katie) Busmire; Senior Project; California Polytehcnic State University; 2010
Risk Factors for Adverse Life Outcomes in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects; by Ann P. Streissguth, Fred L. Bookstein, Helen M. Barr, Paul D. Sampson, Kieran O’Malley, Julia Kogan Young; Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Vol. 25, No. 4, August 2004
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Their Persisting Sequelae in Adult Life; by H. Spohr and H. Steinhausen; Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, Vol 105 No 41; 2008
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - Washington State History - 1968 Through 2004;  by Susan Astley, Fetal Alcohol And Drug Unit (FADU), University of Washington School of Medicine; 2005
Forward, Together: Addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) In Atlantic Canada;  Public health Agency of Canada and Health Canada; 2008
Screening for FASD in Women Seeking Treatment for Substance Abuse; by Dr. Catherine Classen, University of Toronto and Women's Mental Health Research Program aat Women's College Research Institute  Diane Smylie of The Jean Tweed Centre and Emma Hapke8
Also appears under - Sceening and Diagnosis
Responding to the Challenge of Early Intervention for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Infants & Young Children;  by H. C. Olson, T. Jirikowic, D. Kartin, Infants & Young Children, Vol 20 No 2; 2007
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Systematic Reviews of Prevention, Diagnosis and Management; by Lisa Elliott, Kristina Coleman, Arsupol Suebwongpat, Sarah Norris; HSAC Health Services Assessment Collaboration; November 2008
Also appears under - International (Australia and New Zealand)
A Call to Action: Advancing Essential Services and Research on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; 2009
FASD and Attachment Disorder;  by Lawrence Smith, LCSW-C
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) - The Basics; The SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services.  NOTE:  You can download this presentation in other formats from the SAMHSA education / training site.
Does a Pint a Day Affect your Child's Pay? The Effect of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Adult Outcomes; by J Peter Nilsson; Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, 2008
Also appears under - International - Sweden
Unfavorable Socioeconomic Conditions in Early Life Presage Expression of Proinflammatory Phenotype in Adolescence; by Gregory Miller and Edith Chen; Psychosomatic Medicine, 2007
Health-Related Quality Of Life Of Canadian Children And Youth Prenatally Exposed To Alcohol; by Brenda C Stade, Bonnie Stevens, Wendy J Ungar, Joseph Beyene, Gideon Koren; Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Vol 4 No 81 2006
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) And The Study Of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; The International Consortium; by Faye Calhoun, Maria Luisa Attilia, Primavera Alessandra Spagnolo,Claudia Rotondo, Rosanna Mancinelli, Mauro Ceccanti; Ann Ist Super Sanità 2006 Vol. 42, No. 1
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Practice Standards Evaluation Project, Final Report; by Dorothy Badry, William Pelech, Deborah Norman; Center for Social Work Research and Development - prepared for Alberta Children's Services; October, 2005
Summary of Proceedings: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Study Group - Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise Satellite Meeting Research Society on Alcoholism - (Santa Barbara, CA); by Jocelynn L. Cook; 2005
Twice Toad Tales: Stories of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome,  by Robin A LaDue, PhD
This book in a Zip file containing 3 files - cover, part 1, part 2 - that open in MS Word format
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects; Presentation by Edward Riley.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment;  by Institute of Medicine (1996).  (This is an online book, 213 pages)
The Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure;  by Cynthia Larkby and Nancy Day.  Alcohol Health & Research World (1997).
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Tool Kit; Produced by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA).
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorders; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Substance  Abuse and Committee on Children with Disabilities.  Pediatrics (2002).
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Handbook; Produced by the University of South Dakota, School of Medicine & Health Sciences Center for Disability (2002)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Parents Guide to Caring for a Child Diagnosed with FAS; by Wake Forest University Health Sciences and American Legion Child Welfare Foundation; 2004
Note: This 40 page booklet is an excellent booklet; a very fast and easy read.  Making use of colorful graphics - pictures, tables, graphs, diagrams - it presents issues from pregnancy and beyond in a very understandable manner.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - The Real Brain Drain;  a book by Paul Szabo; M.P. 2000
New Perspectives on Transitions & Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; Calgary Fetal Alcohol Network
Online Course: (2004) FASD 4-Digit Diagnostic Code; University of Washington

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