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Brochures

• "Eight Magic Keys" (pdf)
Provides information on developing successful interventions for students with FASD

• FASD 101 (pdf)
New brochure by MOFAS explaining what FASD is

• FASD Statewide Initiative (pdf)
Informational brochure on the FASD Statewide Initiative which is a large-scale program of MOFAS

• MOFAS Brochure (pdf)
Tri-fold brochure that explains what MOFAS is and what we do.

• SOS: Seeds of Success Brochure (pdf)
Information on MOFAS's Family Support and Intervention program

• Understanding Behaviors (pdf)
Age-related information on understanding the behavior of individuals with FASD

Research/Articles

• Born on the Bottle...Drunk for Life
A six part internet articles from Arizona's Tucson Citizen newspaper on the affects of FASD

• Drinking While Pregnant and ADHD (pdf)
Article from www.about.com

• Drinking While Pregnant Increases Newborn Infection Risks (pdf)
Article from the University of Nebraska

• Fetal Alcohol Exposure Affects Key Neural System (pdf)
Article from the University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Infants Show Affects of Mom's Drinking (pdf)
Article from Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research journal

• Intervention and the Child With FAS (pdf)
Article written by Lyn Weiner, M.P.H. and Barbara A. Moore, Ph.D.

• The Invisible Havoc of Prenatal Alcohol Damage (pdf)
Article written by Kathryn Page of the Fetal Alcohol and Drug Spectrum Task Force, Santa Clara County, California.

• Light to Moderate Drinking During Pregnancy May Lead to Learning and Memory Deficits in Adolescents (pdf)
Article from Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research journal

• Neuroanatomic/Neuropsychologic Analyses of FAS/FAE Deficits (pdf)
Principle Investigator: Ann Streissguth

• Small Amounts of Alcohol May Damage Fetal Brain (pdf)
Article from the Washington University School of Medicine

• Taking a Closer Look: Drinking During Pregnancy in Minnesota (pdf)
Report complied by the Minnesota Department of Health.

• What Alcohol Does to a Child (pdf)
TIME Magazine, Sunday, May 28, 2006

Guides

• The Arc Family Resource Guide Minnesota (pdf)
Aguide to benefits, supports and services for families raising children with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities

• Parent and Caregiver Guide (pdf)
A guide for parents and caregivers working with youth with FASD in the Juvenile Justice System.

• Parenting Children Affected by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Guide for Daily Living (pdf)
A guide for parents from British Columbia's Ministry for Children and Families

• Pregnant Pause Toolkit (pdf)
A guide and idea list for planning your own Pregnant Pause Event by MOFAS

• Teaching Students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Building Strengths, Creating Hope
Direct link to the government of Alberta, Canada's teaching manual

Handouts/Presentations

• Better Safe Than Sorry: The Biological Basis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and other Alcohol-Related Birth Defects
Great pdf from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), has great pictures.

• Definition of FASD (pdf)
Provides the working definition of FASD

• Developmental Age and FASD (pdf)
Research showing the developmental versus actual age in individuals with FASD

• Did You Know...? (pdf)
Graphs showing the cost and prevalence of FASD. Great visual handout.

• FASD Fact Sheet (pdf)
Fact sheet on FASD complied by MOFAS.

• FASD in Minnesota (pdf)
Provides information on the state of FASD in Minnesota

• Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
Questions and answers about FASD

• Issues Related to FASD (pdf)
Lists the different issues by age that can develop with FASD

• Living With an Individual with FASD (pdf)
Provides valuable insight on the key to living with someone who has FASD

• Overlapping Characteristics (pdf)(updated)
Easy to understand table of common characteristics shared between FASD and other disorders.

• Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (pdf)
The effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the brain, abilities, and behavior

• Preparing for an FASD Assessment (pdf)
List of how to get prepared for a FASD assessment

• Prevention and Intervention Related to FASD (pdf)
Gives list of needs and solutions when dealing with prevention and intervention

• What Alcohol Does to a Child (pdf)
TIME Magazine, Sunday, May 28, 2006