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Educators’ relational experiences with learners identified with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
South African Journal of Education, 2017 Between 2009 and 2011 a prevalence study on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) was conducted in a rural area of the Western Cape in South Africa by Prof.
Izanette Van Schalkwyk , Sandra Marais
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An evaluation of a multi-site fetal alcohol spectrum disorder models of care project
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) continues to be underdiagnosed in Australia, partly due to the lack of trained clinicians and diagnostic services. This project aimed to help increase FASD knowledge and diagnostic capacity across Australia.
Kirsten R. Panton +3 more
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Should drinking during pregnancy be criminalised to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
South African Journal of Bioethics and Law, 2016 The harmful effects of alcohol use during pregnancy have been well documented. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the collective term encompassing the various clinical diagnoses that can occur in a child who was exposed to alcohol prenatally.
Jillian Gardner
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders prevention and clinical guidelines research-workshop report
BMC Proceedings, 2023 It is estimated that up to 1 in 20 people in the United States are affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), an array of cognitive, emotional, physical and social disorders caused by exposure to alcohol during prenatal development.
Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos +3 more
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Aggressive behavior in adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders [PDF]
, 2013 Includes bibliographical references.Behavioral studies of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have indicated that aggression is common amongst alcohol-exposed adolescents, and that it appears to become more prevalent with age in that population. Such
Smith, Keelie
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Health Research Policy and Systems, 2019 Background South Africa is considered to have the highest prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) globally. Nevertheless, the extent to which the South African government has responded to the high FASD prevalence at the policy level is ...
Babatope O. Adebiyi +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Alcohol consumption during pregnancy may lead to permanent damage in the offspring, including fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), which have an estimated prevalence of 1–8% worldwide. In adulthood, diagnosing FASD is time-consuming and costly.
Michael Widder +8 more
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Screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in infants and young children
Advances in Drug and Alcohol Research, 2023 Introduction: With an estimated prevalence of up to five percent in the general population, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are the most common neurodevelopmental disorder and more prevalent than autism.
Lauren Fleming +4 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 ObjectiveThe rationale of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of dog-assisted therapy (DAT) combined with pharmacological treatment in children and adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).MethodWe conducted a randomized, rater-blinded,
Raquel Vidal +17 more
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Challenges in assessing young children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and a proposed solution
, 2021 Introduction: Current diagnostic assessment for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is time and resource intensive. And further complicated by the paucity of neuropsychological instruments designed and normed for young children.
Eggins, Elizabeth +9 more
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