Month: June 2025
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FASD NPN Spotlight: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Family physicians are much more than medical service providers. In fact, “they often get to know families better than nearly anyone else outside of the family,” according to Corban Wehr of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). “These doctors see parents as well as their children and follow children as they grow up and have…
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Reflections on National FASD Impact Week from FASD United Staff
As the FASD United team gears up for this September’s National FASD Impact Week, staff members are sharing their reflections on some of our past Impact Week events and activities. An incredible opportunity to bring the FASD community together during FASD Awareness Month in September, Impact Week always features a strong series of workshops, advocacy,…
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Self-Advocate Rebecca Tillou is Moving the Community Forward with “Move FASD”
Rebecca Tillou is on the move again. A runner since middle school, an FASD self-advocate starting with her diagnosis at age 34, and the founder of Move FASD, Rebecca is not slowing down. What started as “Run FASD” in 2021 as a community fundraiser has grown this year into Move FASD, a national series of…
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FASD NPN Spotlight: University of Texas at Austin’s HBRT and National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
“Thank you so much for all you do,” a social worker told Diana Ling right after she introduced herself. Diana, Senior Program Manager at the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute (HBRT) at The University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin), was exhibiting at the national conference of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) last…