When her daughter was in preschool, Renee Orr started teaching her a hugely important lesson: how to stop and look for cars before crossing the street. Her little friend Ella’s house was just across ...

I hear it all the time now. “Oh, he has FASD.” Well, no he doesn’t, because there is no such thing. Confused? So are most people. In March of this year I posted a discussion of the new DSM-5 ...

Children with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) may experience physical, mental, and behavioral difficulties. Providing appropriate care and support can help a child with FAS reach their full potential.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many children adopted from Eastern European countries may have been exposed to damaging levels of alcohol in the womb, a new study suggests. In a study of 71 children ...

The authors of a recent study have recommended improvements to commonly used assessments of health care and social service providers' attitudes about prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Researchers at the University of Louisville plan to use a $2.3 million grant to study the link between genetics and an increased risk of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in ...

There’s no set amount of alcohol that’s known to cause FAS, but experts advise against any alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a type of fetal alcohol spectrum ...