adminFASD FACTS
It is not curable
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause the baby to be born with permanent brain damage; the effects are life-long.
PRIMARY DISABILITIES
Typical brain-based, primary disabilities of FASD includes:
•Inconsistent MEMORY and RECALL
•Decreased MENTAL STAMINA
•Difficulty interpreting, and applying ABSTRACT CONCEPTS
•IMPULSIVITY and poor JUDGEMENT
•RESISTANT to change
•Inability to PREDICT OUTCOMES
•Inability to see ANOTHER PERSON’S perspective
•Inability to recognize indirect SOCIAL CLUES
SECONDARY RISKS
Secondary challenges are those not present at birth, but occur later in life as a result of the primary disabilities associated with FASD. They include:
•MENTAL HEALTH problems
•Poor ACADEMIC achievement
•Inability to live INDEPENDENTLY
•ALCOHOL and/or DRUG problems
•Problems with EMPLOYMENT
•INCARCERATION or CONFINEMENT
•Trouble with the LAW
•Disrupted SCHOOL experience
If you think you might be pregnant or have some questions about your pregnancy contact the confidential 24-hour Pregnancy Line at 403-269-3110
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Prevention: Canadian Perspectives. (2008). Government of Canada Web site. Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/childhood-adolescence/programs-initiatives/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-fasd/publications/canadian-perspectives.html