About FASD

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a term used to describe a range of disabilities that may affect people whose mothers drank alcohol while they were pregnant.

FASD is an umbrella term that covers several alcohol-related medical diagnoses. These include

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
• partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (pFAS)
• alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND)
• alcohol-related birth defects (ARBD)

Here are some questions people often ask about FASD:

• What is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder?
• How do you get FASD?
• Can FASD be cured?
• What's different about the way people with FASD may behave?
• How much drinking by the biological mother can cause FASD?
• How do you know if you have FASD?
• How many people have FASD?
• Can biological fathers cause FASD?
• Does drinking during breastfeeding cause FASD?
• Prevention of FASD
• Where can I go for help?