Article archive / December 1, 2016
Originally published: . Volume 7, No. 12. Source pages: 16.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Training to be Held February in N.O.
A combination of sponsors including the Human Development Center, Tulane University Law School, the Advocacy Center, and the National Disability Rights Network, will come together to support nationally recognized experts and continuing education on the topics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). The training will be held at the LSU Human Development Center in New Orleans, on Friday, February 3, 2017.
Topics to be covered include Diagnosis and Treatment, Early Childhood and Special Education, Juvenile and Adult Criminal Justic, and the issues of strategies and interventions from medical, social services, mental health and others. Advocacy will also be addressed.
The CDC studies has identified 0.2 to 1.5 infants with FAS for every 1,000 live births in certain areas of the United States. The most recent CDC study analyzed medical and other records and found FAS in 0.3 out of 1,000 children from 7 to 9 years of age. Studies using in-person assessment of school-aged children in several U.S. communities report higher estimates of FAS: 6 to 9 out of 1,000 children. Experts estimate that the full range of FASDs in the United States and some Western European countries might number as high as 2 to 5 per 100 school children. Experts look to the prevalence of alcohol use and binge drinking among women of child-bearing age, to be a community risk marker. In Louisiana, 54.3 percent of child-bearing age women report using any alcohol and 16.8 percent reporting binge drinking.
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