Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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safe to consume during pregnancy.

Is consumption for nine months worth hindering your child

for life?

NO amount of alcohol is

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Resources for more information about FASD:

http://www.fasdscotland.com

http://www.reginacommunityclinic.ca/rcc.html?pg=302&cd=0&

Outcomes of FASDPrenatal alcohol exposure (when a mother drinks while pregnant) effects the development of a child physically, mentally and behaviorally.

Physically: slow physical growth, facial abnormalities and small head.

Mentally: brain injury - impairment with memory, attention, language and communication.

Behaviorally: over-activity, reasoning and social skills.

Effects in adolescence and early adulthood: Attention deficits Motor-coordination deficits Poor school performance Trouble with law Inappropriate sexual behaviour Alcohol and drug abuse Lasting mental health problems

Have you consumed alcohol while pregnant?

Speak to your health care professional and visit http://www.fasdscotland.com to prevent learn more about what you

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder“FASD can be used to describe both neurological brain damage and physical anomalies as a direct result of alcohol exposure to a fetus or embryo during pregnancy. The word “spectrum” is used to describe the wide ranging effects in individuals with the disability.”

(Regina Community Clinic, 2013)

Alcohol is a teratogen: “Any substance, organism, or process that causes or increases the probability of a congenital disorder or birth defect in a baby, including a drug such as alcohol…” (Colman, 2015)

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FASD and ArtIndividuals with FASD are often artistic and

have artistic abilities surpass their age. Moreover, individuals with FASD benefit from arts projects, community theater and

music therapy.

Music assists with…SOCIAL: social skills, interaction and bonding; socialization and communication.MENTAL: enhancing areas of the brain; assisting with damaged circuitry parts of the brain, promoting nerve growth in the brain.EMOTIONAL: providing an outlet for emotions; assisting with communicating feelings; offers a calming effect.

Art assists with…MENTAL: improve brain circuitry, decrease impulsivity and violence, increase concentration; establish coping and relaxation tactics; enhance ability to focus.EMOTIONAL: be a means of stress-reduction and emotional regulation; acquire non-verbal expression of feelings; increase self-esteem; improve positive social relations; increase self-awareness.

(National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, nd; Rafferty-Bugher & Brown, 2015)