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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD):
For Help & Information.

You can get help from a doctor, nurse, social worker, pastor, or clinics and programs near you.

For confidential information, you can contact: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) check your local phone book for listings in your area. Internet address: http://www.aa.org

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
20 Exchange Place Suite 2902
New York, NY 10005-3201
(800) 622-2255
Internet address: http://www.ncadd.org

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304
Bethesda, MD 20892-9304
(301) 443-3860
Internet address: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
216 G Street, NE, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20002
(800) 66-NOFAS
Internet address: http://www.nofas.org

From the National Institutes of Health:
Drinking and Your Pregnancy Easy to Read.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Also available in: Spanish

Overviews

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Why Pregnancy and Alcohol Don't Mix
  (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Language of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
  (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
  Available in PDF (from www.samhsa.gov)

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Getting a Diagnosis
  (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
  Available in PDF (from www.samhsa.gov)
  

Prevention/Screening

• Tips for Giving Up Alcohol
  (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish

Pictures/Diagrams

• Areas of the Brain That Can Be Damaged in Utero by Maternal Alcohol Consumption
  (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
• Illustration of the Craniofacial Features Associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)

Coping

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Parent's Guide to Caring for a Child with FAS
  (Organization of Teratology Information Services, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine)
  Available for download in PDF (Note large file size) from www.otispregnancy.org

Disease Management

• Eight Magic Keys: Developing Successful Interventions for Students with FAS
  (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
  Available for download in PDF (from www.samhsa.gov)

Related Issues

• Independent Living for People with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
  (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
  Available for download in PDF (from www.samhsa.gov)
• Microcephaly
  (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Directories

• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
  (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Organizations

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence
  (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation.
  Also available in: Spanish
• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
  Also available in: Spanish
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Statistics

• FASTATS: Pregnancy Risk Factors (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Leading Categories of Birth Defects (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)

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