Resources

Living with FASD

Florida FASD Manual: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/socialwork/pdf/fasd.pdf
Living With Fetal Alcohol-Real Parents, Real People Real Children:
http://www.betterendings.org/FASD/FASEto.htm
Supplemental Security Income: http://www.ssa.gov/ssi/
Seek Wellness: http://www.seekwellness.com/nutrition/fetal_alcohol_syndrome.htm

Advocates

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):  http://www.samhdsa.gov/grants
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Free Materials: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/freematerials.html
National Institution on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
March of Dimes: http://www.marchofdimes.com/?gclid=CKrW367t46ECFRUhnAodUE8aJw
Join Together: http://www.jointogether.org/
FAS Diagnostic and Prevention Networks:
http://depts.washington.edu/fasdpn/htmls/fasd-fas.htm
New York State- Council on Children and Families:http://www.ccf.state.ny.us/Initiatives/FASDRelate/fasdGuide.htm
Florida Department of Health- Infant, Materal & Reproductive Health Unit: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/mch/substanceabuse/fas/fas.html

Professionals

The FAS Family Resource Institute: http://www.fetalalcoholsyndrome.org/downloads.htm

Educators

Florida FASD manual for teachers: http://www.fldoe.org/ese/pdf/fetalco.pdf
Students like Me: Teaching Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:  http://www.nofas.org/educator/links.aspx
Teaching Students with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects: A Resource Guide for Teachers:  http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/
Towards Inclusion: Tapping Hidden Strengths, Planning for Students who Are Alcohol-Affected:  http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/specedu/fas/
The ABC’s of FAS/FAE:  http://www.lcsc.edu/education/fas/

Women

Women, Infants and Children (WIC): http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/
Birth Mothers: http://www.come-over.to/FAS/BirthMothers.htm
FAS Community Resource Center: http://come-over.to/FASCRC/

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Diagnosis and Treatment

For specific guidelines to identify prenatal alcohol exposure, visit: http://www.nofas.org/healthcare/identify.aspx

For more helpful information specific to healthcare providers, visit:http://www.nofas.org/healthcare/

For more information about screening patients for alcohol dependence, visit:http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/publichealth/alcohol.html

Sharing Concerns Physician to Parent: http://www.firstsigns.org/concerns/doc_parent.htm#references

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Adoption Resources

http://www.adopting.org/rwfas.html
http://www.come-over.to/FAS/AdoptionExpectations.htm
http://www.come-over.to/FAS/AdoptionQuestions.htm
http://www,come-over.to/FAS/AdoptionExpect.htm

Books

“Damaged Angels: An Adoptive Mother’s Struggle to Understand the Tragic Toll of Alcohol in Pregnancy” by Bonnie Buxton

“Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Guide for Families and Communities” by Ann Pytkowicz Streissguth