Author: Andy Kachor
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Guidance on Autism and Substance Exposure Raises Concerns and Highlights the Need for Respectful Language and Scientific Accuracy
FASD United shares the concerns raised by leading autism organizations and maternal health organizations regarding new Federal health agency guidance on autism and prenatal substance exposure. These new materials and […]
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A Historic and Impactful Week of Community, Advocacy, and Action Propels the FASD Field Forward
The FASD community came together for National FASD Impact Week in Washington, DC, proudly hosted by FASD United. Over the course of four jam-packed days last week (September 14-17), advocates, […]
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FASD Expert Mary Kate Weber Shares Lessons Learned and Reflects on a Distinguished Career with CDC’s Prenatal Substance Exposure Surveillance and Research Team
Mary Kate Weber recently retired from CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) after a distinguished career with CDC’s Prenatal Substance Exposure Surveillance and Research team, which […]
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FASD Awareness Month 2025 is Here!
We are so excited to welcome everyone to FASD Awareness Month 2025. It’s a huge month for us and a huge year for all things FASD. Advocacy is ramping up […]
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FASD NPN Spotlight: National Association of County and City Health Officials and Montana State University
As a presentation on stigma at the 2025 NACCHO360 conference was coming to a close, one of the attendees came up to research scientist Samantha Pinzl seeking resources. Samantha recalled […]
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FASD United and Partners Publish Special Section in Research Journal on FASD Prevention and Intervention
A special section, “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Intervention,” was included in a recent issue of Substance Use & Addiction Journal (SAj)—the official journal of the Association for Multidisciplinary […]
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FASD Researcher Dr. Sarah Mattson on the Role of CIFASD and Evidence-Based Screening Tools like BRAIN-online
Dr. Sarah Mattson is a leading researcher in the Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFASD) with a deep passion for understanding FASD and how the brain impacts behavior. […]
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Join the FASD Community for Advocacy Day on the Hill this September 16th
Join us for a day of advocacy on Capitol Hill on September 16 as part of National FASD Impact Week this September 15-17 in Washington, DC. Impact Week includes three days of […]
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5 Reasons Why the FASD Community Needs Impact Week
In the FASD community, we continue to make great progress, yet much more work is needed. National FASD Impact Week is coming up this September 15-17 in Washington, DC. Join […]
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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 […]