Tag: autism
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The Crisis in FASD Diagnoses: A Call to Action
In the US, we absolutely have a dearth of those qualified to diagnose Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. There are something like nine diagnostic centers across the country. Just doing some quick math, if we consider that 5% of the population has an FASD, and that consideration is on the LOW end, that means that there…
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: What You Need to Know
I’m fresh out of the 9th International Research Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, and my mind is reeling from the information I learned or relearned. For example, Weighted blankets are nice, but they won’t cure Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, which is probably fine, since so few individuals get diagnosed in the first place. Approximately…
