Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

The Legal Assault on Pregnant People’s Personhood: Unpacking Fetal Personhood

Introduction Fetal personhood is a radical legal doctrine that seeks to endow fertilized eggs, embryos, and fetuses with full rights and legal protections. Fetal personhood directly challenges the rights of women and anyone capable of pregnancy and creates a direct … Read More

Caring for a Child Affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Your Experience As a grandparent or other kin caregiver, you are working hard to meet the needs of the child or children in your care. If they were exposed to alcohol before they were born, you might wonder about how … Read More

Common Developmental Trajectories of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Dr. Douglas Waite describes the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on neurodevelopment, traces the brain-based developmental and behavioral manifestations of prenatal alcohol-related brain injury across childhood and adolescence, and highlights similarities and differences between other neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism … Read More