Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, or FASD, is a lifelong neurodisability caused by exposure to alcohol before birth. People with FASD can experience challenges with physical activities, language, memory, learning, and behaviour. In this short webinar hosted by FASD Hub Australia and Learning With FASD, our experts in paediatrics, occupational therapy, and education provide an overview of the common challenges that children with FASD may face in the classroom, as well as strategies to set them up for success.
Every person living with FASD is unique and has individual strengths and needs. Every person living with FASD has different health problems, different challenges, different life circumstances, and different journeys towards diagnosis and throughout life. In this live panel event, originally aired on 13 July 2022, our panellists shared their experiences of FASD.
Hear from educators, researchers and parents across Australia & New Zealand helping children, teenagers and young adults with FASD navigate the education system.
Many clinicians tell us they don’t ask about alcohol during pregnancy, as they don’t know how to ask, what to advise or where to refer. In this session held on 1 December 2021, we presented a case study of a woman who is drinking alcohol during pregnancy and heard the perspectives of a panel of health professionals and a biological mother.
Join our expert panel as we celebrate the successful collaboration of researchers, advocates, community and government in the creation of mandatory alcohol labelling laws. We examine the underpinning evidence-base, as well as processes undertaken for consultation and implementation. We explore the impact of this and other allied policies in reducing alcohol harms in communities, and hear from a mother with lived experience of raising a child with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Finally, we’ll take a look at what’s next for reducing the risk of prenatal alcohol exposure and FASD across Australia .
For our first virtual event for 2021, we invited five leading early-career researchers to share their work within the theme ‘Research to drive practice and behaviour change.’
View the full session including all their presentations and the audience Q&A.
Our thanks go to the remarkable families who gave their time and invited us into their homes, school and life. Their stories are testament to their hardwork, dedication, love and resilience in bringing up these children and young people.
We also acknowledge the expertise and professionalism of the health professionals who gave us their time to film in their clinics and offices.
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