Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) have emerged as a major phenomenon within the education, health, criminal justice and social care systems of many countries, with current prevalence figures suggesting that one in a hundred children and young people have FASDs. In this publication, academics, professionals and families from around the world have shared expertise and insights on FASDs. Their combined interdisciplinary perspective makes an invaluable contribution to how we understand and address the complex social, educational and health needs associated with this growing group of children and young people.
Articulating fundamental knowledge, cutting edge initiatives and emerging trends in FASDs, this book provides an evidence base that will enable services to identify and respond to the need for action on FASDs. It recognises that families - natural, foster or adoptive - are at the heart of this process, and that their rich knowledge base, grounded in their lived experience, is crucial.
Any education, social care, criminal justice or health professional working with children and young people with FASDs and their families will find this book a seminal and authoritative resource.
Section 1: Introduction 1. A Brief Introduction to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 2. International Overview: the Challenges in Addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 3. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: the Causal Chain from Disadvantage to Birth Defect 4. Women's Alcohol Consumption in the UK Section 2: Families - Living With FASDs 5. Fetal Behaviour and the Effect of Maternal Alcohol Consumption 6. Parenting in the Early Years 7. Life As We Know It - A Perfectly Normal Family 8. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Children in Care: Good Care Makes a Difference Section 3: Education 9. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Knowledge and Referral Pathways in Early Childhood Settings in Western Australia 10. Walking Through a Moonless Night: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Early Childhood Intervention 11. Evolving Pedagogy for Children and Young People with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 12. A Step in Time: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Transition to Adulthood Section 4: Interdisciplinary Perspectives 13. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Diagnosis and Complexities 14. Building a Community of Care through Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in New Zealand 15. The Baby Bundle Project: Midwives on the Front Line of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention 16. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Criminal Responsibility 17. Social Care and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the UK 18. The Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Brain and Behavior 19. Developmental Psychiatric Disorders in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Transgenerational Approach to Diagnosis and Management Section 5: International Perspectives 20. North American Perspectives on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 21. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: European Perspectives 22. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: The Current Situation in South Africa 23. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Australian Perspectives 24. The Way Forward for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Diverting Bleak Outcomes Epilogue - Finding Inspiration: 'I Will', a poem written by Jennifer Woodward who is diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
