Toward a Standard Definition of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Canada
FASD 101
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FASD Through a Variety of Lenses - Bonus Episode - History of POPFASD
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What does history teach us about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder?
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Building on Strengths
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Toward a Standard Definition of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Canada
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The FASD Dictionary
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The FASD Success Show - Episode 002 - CanFASD Executive Director Audrey McFarlane
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Alcohol in pregnancy - What is a safe amount to drink?
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What Can Alcohol Do To A Foetus?
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FASD: Living with a brain and body disability
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FASD: A Whole-Body Diagnosis
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Understanding FASD - Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and the Developing Brian
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The FASD Success Show - Episode 010 - MRIs and the FASD Brain with Dr. Catherine Lebel
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The Unique Complexities of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
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Health Inequalities in Canada
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Doorways to Conversation - Brief Intervention on Substance Use with Girls and Women
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Proof: Drinking During Pregnancy Causes FASD
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Proof: Some Think Drinking During Pregnancy is OK. It’s Not.
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Excluded: Increasing Understanding, Support and Inclusion for Children with FASD and their Families
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CDBC - So you want to get an assessment...?
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Brain impairment in FASD
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Why is FASD diagnosis important?
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Special Education Services - A Manual of Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
Language is a reflection of how people in a society see one another, which can impact perceptions and consequently how people think. In particular, language is a powerful tool in influencing how society and culture constructs disabilities. Historically, individuals with disabilities have endured discrimination, and stereotypic language can send a negative message of alienation and apartness. As well, language can contribute to mindsets that limit the aspirations of persons with disabilities or mental health needs, causing them to doubt their self-worth. Therefore, changing the phrasing in the way we speak and write about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), as well as focusing upon a person’s abilities, rather than their disabilities, can assist us in changing perspectives both inside and outside of the FASD community.
