Other Resource Links

Fetal Alcohol And Drug Unit
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington School of Medicine

The Alcohol Related Birth Injury Community; a Canadian FAS/E Resource Site.

Alcohol as a Teratogen - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; from the Department of Environmental and Public Health, University of Wisconsin.

Arium - Addiction Resources, Information, Utilization & Mission

Bill Dubovsky Memorial FASD Lending Library; in honor of a young man with FASD, organized by parents hoping to make a difference.

California Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Organization; their mission is to prevent FASD, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and eliminate it for the children of tomorrow and to intervene and provide assistance to those who are living with FASD today.

Colorado FAS/ATOD Prevention Program; a division of University of Colorado Health Science's Center.

A fact sheet on FAS, sponsored by BoozeNews, Washington DC.

Family Village; they provide a FAS/E On-Line Discussion Group, as well as listing other FAS/E resources.

FAS Alaska Project FACTS; Sponsored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks

FAS Bookshelf Inc.; a great FAS internet and mail order business that attempts to consolidate a variety of resources that may be useful at one location so they are easy to find, view, and purchase.

FASCETS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Consultation, Education and Training Services).

FASD Lane; a place for adults with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE), or any of the disorders defined as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). A diagnosis is not required to be part of this group, just a reasonable suspicion that symptoms may be caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol. Check out their resources and their online support group.

FAS Prevention Resources; compiled by Prevention Source BC. Be sure to check out "Who's Asking". It's an excellent resource.

Fetal Alcohol Diagnostic and Prevention Network; University of Washington.

Fetal Alcohol Diagnostic Program, offers clinical diagnostic services in the NE region of Minnesota and a regional training program for both multidisciplinary teams and community members working with children and adults affected by alcohol brain damage.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Assistance and Training; a charitable, non-profit organization dedicated to developing efficient and effective community responses for children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects (FAS) in partnership with professionals and parents throughout southern Ontario, Canada. They also have some excellent resources for anyone interested in learning more about FAS.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; a Division of Birth Defects, Child Development, and Disability and Health, Centers for Disease Control.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Drug Exposure Clinic; directed by Claire Coles, the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Drug Exposure Clinic at the Marcus Institute provides support to children and their families, working together to achieve the best outcome for each child.

FASlink; an active free international ListServe (email-based discussion forum) for individuals, families and professionals who deal with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders issues. FASlink provides support and information 24/7 through its worldwide members. Bruce Ritchie is the moderator of FASlink, as well as keeper of the web-based FASlink Archives, which contains more than 80,000 letters and articles.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Community Resource Center; an American whose son has FAS designed this site and keeps it updated. It has a wide variety of resources, including a section called "FAS Stars", featuring people who were prenatally exposed to alcohol.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Prevalence, Prevention, Outcomes, Costs, & Treatment; Dr. Larry Burd's website. Dr. Burd is the Director of the North Dakota Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Center and the Director of the Division of Developmental Epidemiology for the School of Medicine in the Departments of Neuroscience and Pediatrics.

FASworld; A groups of individuals from all over the world who strive to build FAS awareness, one ripple at a time. Their website provides many resources.

Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; check out their extensive national directory!

The National Association for Child Development; Ogden, Utah

National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect; a congressionally mandated task force charged with advising all governmental agencies, academic bodies, and community groups that conduct or support fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effect research, programs, and surveillance, and meeting the general needs of populations actually or potentially impacted by fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effect.

Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; their FAS site. Be sure to check out the Physical Features section, with photographs from the clinical practice of Dr. Aase.

Parents Helping Parents; their mission is to help children with special needs receive the resources, love, hope, respect, heath care, education and other services they need to achieve their full potential by providing them with strong families and dedicated professionals to serve them.

Social Communication, University of Washington, Department of Speech and Hearing Services. Their website is designed to provide caregivers and professionals with a deeper understanding of social communication problems exhibited by school age children, and ways to assess these problems. At the same time, the site gathers field data for University researchers regarding diagnosis and treatment of these children.

TAPES (2): The Sequelae of Prenatal Substance Abuse: How to understand and How to Help, featuring Kieran O'Malley, Julia Kogan, and Therese Grant (ID # 180417-103AB); $20.00 for each set. $4.00 S & H; international, add $2.00.

Audio Archives International
3043 Foothill Blvd., Ste. 2
La Crescenta, CA 91214

Telephone: (800) 747-8069 or (818) 957-0874
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Texas Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Task Force; sponsored by the Texas Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities, The Arc of Texas, and the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.

Thunder Spirit Center; provides education, case management, programs, and professional mental health and therapy services for children and families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which includes Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects.