The FASD Trust
March 11, 2010 by Admin · Leave a Comment
Category : Charities
Address : PO Box 507, Witney, Oxfordshire. OX28 9EB
Contact Numbers : 0560 268 9478
Web : http://www.fasdtrust.co.uk
About Us
Raising the awareness of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
The below is copied from “What is FASD?”
What is FASD?
FASD, Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders is an umbrella term for several diagnosis that are all related to prenatal exposure to alcohol (ie while a baby is still in the womb)
These are:
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, FAS
Partial Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, PFAS
Alcohol Related Neuro-developmental Disorder, ARND
Alcohol Related Birth Defects, ARBD
Foetal Alcohol Effects, FAE
FASD is a series of preventable birth defects caused entirely by a woman drinking alcohol at any time during her pregnancy, often even before she knows she’s pregnant. Beer, wine, spirits – it’s all the same to the developing baby.
The term “Spectrum” is used because each individual with FASD may have some or all of a spectrum of mental and physical challenges. In addition each individual with FASD may have these challenges to a degree or “spectrum” from mild to very severe.
These defects of the brain and the body exist only because of prenatal exposure to alcohol. Often the condition goes undiagnosed, or is misdiagnosed, for example as autism or ADHD, and this can lead to secondary disabilities.
