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What Are Some Etiologies for Intellectual Disability?
Discussion “Intellectual disability (ID) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by deficits in both intellectual functioning and adaptive function whose onset is in the development period.” Global developmental delay (GDD) is used to describe children from 0-5 years old with significant delays in 2 or more developmental areas. These delays may be transient but up to 2/3 of children with GDD will have ID. Overall 1-3% of the general population has ID which makes it very common. Most children with GDD/ID are identified because of delays in meeting milestones or general academic achievement. ID pat...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 3, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Characterizing adverse childhood experiences among children and adolescents with prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder - Flannigan K, Kapasi A, Pei J, Murdoch I, Andrew G, Rasmussen C.
BACKGROUND: Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) face elevated rates of postnatal environmental adversity across the lifespan. OBJECTIVE: We explored early adversity among children and adoles... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Choline supplements in young children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder have lasting cognitive benefits
NIAAA-funded scientists report that early life dietary choline supplements improve some of the cognitive and behavioral symptoms associated withfetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) four years after treatment ended. The results of this study suggest that choline treatment during an important time window during early childhood can alter brain development in a way that produces lasting therapeutic behavioral effects for children with FASD. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 20, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news

Free training manual will help health providers diagnose fetal alcohol syndrome
(University of Nebraska Medical Center) The 55-page handbook, now available in English and soon to be available in Spanish, features sections on prenatal exposure, dysmorphology, neuropsychology, the diagnostic process, and case-based learning modules. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Fetal alcohol syndrome warnings: policing women's behavior distorts science - Killian C, Thomas EM.
This article focuses on the recent resurgence of concerns regarding fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warning even women not trying to conceive to abstain from alcohol completely if not using c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders May Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Other Metabolic Issues
Adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) may have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic abnormalities such as low HDL cholesterol and elevated levels of triglycerides compared to people without FASD, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The research team confirmed their findings in a zebrafish model of FASD and gained insight into the mechanisms that may play a role in these metabolic issues. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - June 9, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Source Type: news

Signs of fetal alcohol syndrome detected in womb
(Oregon Health& Science University) New images reveal the earliest impairments to nonhuman primate fetal brain development due to alcohol ingested by the mother, in a study led by scientists at Oregon Health& Science University involving rhesus macaques. Magnetic resonance imaging showed impairments to brain growth during the third trimester of pregnancy, even though the fetus was exposed to alcohol only during the first trimester. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

First mobile app for caregivers of children with FASD reaches trial stage
(University of Rochester) In the summer of 2017, a group of University of Rochester researchers teamed up to create the first mobile phone app for caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Tthe app has now reached the trial stage. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Scorpion venom shows promise for treating fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
(Children's National Hospital) A research team led by Children's National Hospital faculty was able to 'rescue' a pre-clinical model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in juvenile models, reversing motor skill deficits with the help of a novel drug derived from scorpion venom. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 18, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Self-care linked to greater confidence in parents of children with FASD
(University of Rochester) Children diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) -- caused by prenatal alcohol exposure -- often face lifelong developmental, cognitive and behavioral problems. But the children are not the only ones who struggle; often their parents and caretakers do, too. A new study by University of Rochester researchers examines how FASD caregivers' perceived confidence in and the frequency of self-care is related to stress, parenting attitudes, and family needs. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Getting home: One man's way through Manitoba's new court for offenders with fetal alcohol disorder
Manitoba's new FASD court is designed for people like Everett Redhead, who has some of the wide-ranging symptoms of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. CBC News followed him from his first court date in April to sentencing. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news

As demand explodes, Manitoba's new FASD court expands to meet need
Legal experts in Manitoba’s new court to help offenders with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) say demand for the docket has skyrocketed since its launch, leading to long wait times and plans to expand. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news

Maternal adverse childhood experiences are associated with binge drinking during pregnancy in a dose-dependent pattern: findings from the All Our Families cohort - Currie CL, Sanders JL, Swanepoel LM, Davies CM.
BACKGROUND: Binge drinking (BD) is a serious risk factor for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and associated with more severe forms of the disorder. Thus, special attention to specific risk factors for BD adjacent to and during pregnancy is warrante... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Adults in the N.W.T. can soon get diagnosed at a new FASD clinic
The N.W.T’s Health and Social Services Authority is launching the Adult Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Diagnostic Clinic, which is expected to open in February 2020. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/North Source Type: news

New Research Provides First Empirical Evidence of Link Between Alcohol...
Study findings from EpiVario co-founders, featured in Nature, suggest target for combatting alcohol use disorder and fetal alcohol syndrome(PRWeb October 23, 2019)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/new_research_provides_first_empirical_evidence_of_link_between_alcohol_consumption_and_the_memory_formation_process/prweb16669493.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 23, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news