Aug 10, 2021
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD) is a permanent brain disability that is largely undiagnosed, especially in children. It is a spectrum disorder in that it includes a range of linked conditions, both physical and mental. Marcia Grondahl, speaking on FASD, informs us that this disability is 2 ½ times more prevalent than autism and one in twenty kids suffer from it. Many of those kids are also ADD or ADHD.
Grondahl’s advice to prevent fetal alcohol syndrome is to not drink alcohol if you’re trying to get pregnant or are pregnant. In fact much of the research from the Mayo Clinic and CDC advise anyone sexually active during childbearing years to avoid alcohol completely. Marcia’s quest is to educate parents, future parents and grandparents about the effect alcohol and drugs have on FASD. Her experience comes not only from being a Neo-natal nurse practitioner for over thirty years but having two grandchildren with FASD. You can read more about Marcia at http://fasdkidsspeak.com/ and read the full article that accompanies this show at https://goalsforyourlife.com/blog/fetal-alcohol-syndrome