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Brookes. Univ. of Washington, Seattle. Text on the issues of alcoholrelated problems for parents, physicians, psychologists, social workers,and students of these professions. Covers diagnosis, physical andbehavioral manifestations, education, employment, advocacy, and publicpolicy. Softcover. ... Read more

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Great referance's and information
This book is chalked full of the information about FASD! From the beginning of awareness in the public till now! Reccomended reading for all who deal with FASD.

A Truly Grateful Parent
Dr. Streissguth's Book is the best explanation of the effects of alcohol on the unborn child, that I have ever found.For years, I did not know what was wrong with the beautiful little girl that my husband and I adopted.Twenty-seven doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, school counsellors, guidance counsellors, religious leaders, police or addictions counsellors over the past 16 years never once, suggested that FAS/E was the problem.For every person in those positions dealing with troubled children, "Fetal Alchohol Syndrome: A Guide for Families and Coommunities" should be compulsory reading!
I cried over and over while I read the book when I saw how my community, my family and I had let my daughter down, because we didn't know.I wrote to Dr. Streissguth and thanked her personally, and I am doing my best to help my daughter and to educate others, so no one has to fail their child the way we did.Thank you again, Dr. Streissguth!

The first book to read on FAS
Written by one of the leading behavioral experts in the field.A must for anyone with a problem child, in medicine or psychology, social or justice work...it is a recognized primer for the topic of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Excellent FAS resource
Dr. Streissguth is one of the pioneers in the identification and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the entire spectrum of congenital damage arising from in-utero exposure to alcohol.25 years after the identification of this common and devastating disability, most efforts in the academic community still focus on definition and diagnosis, with relatively little attention paid to treatment.Dr. Streissguth stands atop the heap in extending her basic science research into the actual lives of affected individuals, their families, and the communities in which they live.I consider her the foremost authority in the academic community on exploring pragmatic options for helping affected individuals, families, and community.

This little volume is jam packed with useful information.

Best and most thorough guide to fetal alcohol syndrome
After reading Dr. Streissguth's book on fetal alcohol syndrome, I feel this book should be given to every parent or caretaker who receives this diagnosis about their child.This is themost thorough book I have foundon this subject.Dr. Streissguth's knowledge in this area is so extensiveand her book offers a step by step approach and guidelines on what you willneed to know to in raising a child with FAS.I truly recommend her bookand am so grateful for her insights. ... Read more

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Excellent
For anyone raising a child with FASD this is the book for you! It is full of information and ways to use them. Down to earth ideas that are useful and easy to do. Great book! We even purchased one to donate to the local Library. Signed Fasdaware

Best book on this subject!
As the adoptive mother of a child with FASD I have read many books on this subject looking for guidance.This is the best book I have found.First it describes the behaviors my daughter has and then gives us clearly explained ways to help us learn to manage them as well as train our daughter how to manage them.There is help for every stage of their childhood as well as help for the classroom teacher.It doesn't sugar coat the issues and say it will be easy but gives you practical ways to manage these difficult issues.I was relieved to learn my stress and exhaustion are typical for mom's who deal with this and that there is hope.This book has been an answer to my prayers!

A VERY INFORMATIVE DETAILED GUIDEBOOK TO OWN ABOUT FASE
THIS BOOK WAS VERY INFORMATIVE GUIDEBOOK TO READ AND OWN FOR LATER USEWHEN DEALING WITH AN ADOPTED CHILD WHO HAS FETAL ALCOHOL EFFECTS AND WE AREDEALING WITH SEVERE EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORIAL AND LEARNNG DISABILITES. ... Read more

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FASD
This was full of helpful ideas. It is not what I would call a book, but a pamplet maybe. Need to buy more than one, so can give to teachers and others. I purchased one for our local Library.

Best bang for the buck.
This short and very practical pamphlet is the best quick read on dealing with kids who have been affected by fetal alcohol. Malbin writes clearly, with poetry but no syrup, and she reframes the very difficult behavior that often manifests in kids with FAS/E so that those who love them and/or care for them can develop attitudes that really help the kids, can cope with the disability, and can see beyond it. The author went through the fires of hell to be able to write this book, and every word is a treasure.

Good content- not a book
This is a small booklet which contains some pretty good information. It is not a complete book, which is what I expected based on the listing and reviews.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Effects: Strategies fo
Ms. Malbin provides insight and strategies that are effective for both professionals and families living with and loving children exposed prenatally. A FASD classic.

A must read for professionals and parents
This is an excellent book for social workers, rehabilitation counselor's, drug and alcohol counselor's, mental health therapists, teacher's, doctor's, and parent's of FAS/FAE children.The research-based studies showing behavior and life=skills improvement after trying the new strategies of treatment is an eye-opener.Basically, it encourages a new way of thinking in treatment for this population. ... Read more

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A generation has passed since a physician first noticed that women who drank heavily while pregnant gave birth to underweight infants with disturbing tell-tale characteristics. Women whose own mothers enjoyed martinis while pregnant now lost sleep over a bowl of rum raisin ice cream. In Message in a Bottle, Janet Golden charts the course of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) through the courts, media, medical establishment, and public imagination.

Long considered harmless during pregnancy (doctors even administered it intravenously during labor), alcohol, when consumed by pregnant women, increasingly appeared to be a potent teratogen and a pressing public health concern. Some clinicians recommended that women simply moderate alcohol consumption; others, however, claimed that there was no demonstrably safe level for a developing fetus, and called for complete abstinence. Even as the diagnosis gained acceptance and labels appeared on alcoholic beverages warning pregnant women of the danger, FAS began to be de-medicalized in some settings. More and more, FAS emerged in court cases as a viable defense for people charged with serious, even capital, crimes and their claims were rejected.

Golden argues that the reaction to FAS was shaped by the struggle over women's relatively new abortion rights and the escalating media frenzy over "crack" babies. It was increasingly used as evidence of the moral decay found within marginalized communities--from inner-city neighborhoods to Indian reservations. With each reframing, FAS became a currency traded by politicians and political commentators, lawyers, public health professionals, and advocates for underrepresented minorities, each pursuing separate aims.

Book Description
Drinking during pregnancy can cause a number of birth defects including fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol effects (FAE). These alcohol-related disabilities are not only a major drain on our nation's fiscal and health care resources, they are responsible for immeasurable suffering, family disintegration, and wasted human potential.

Dr. Blume's work details:

-The devastating effects of how FAS:
Retards an infant's growth before and after birth
Damages an infant's central nervous system
Causes facial abnormalities
Can cause other birth defects
Can send a newborn infant into withdrawal

-The risk of FAS/FAE in women who drink during pregnancy

-Ways to prevent FAS/FAE in women:
Educational approaches
Screening the obstetric patient
Treatment referrals
Treatment needs of pregnant alcoholics

-Prevention and public policy

This concise guide is designed to help professionals motivate clients to seek out early and adequate prenatal care, avoid all use of alcohol during pregnancy, explore ways to get help for alcohol and alcohol-related problems, and make the birth of their babies a happy event. ... Read more

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Excellent
This is by far the most helpful book we have read so far on FASD. If you are raising a child with featl alcohol syndrome disorder, then this is the book for you! Very helpful and great ideas you can use.

Perfect book for the school
This is a fantastic book for school professionals to read. It's easy reading and puts it in a format to help the teacher and others at the school know what your child needs and how to attain it. ... Read more

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A young teen with Fetal Alcohol Effects challenges the world to peer inside her life and brain. Through her own writings the reader is taken on a life changing journey that will impact their thinking about how to help and understand children with brain damage due to Fetal Alcohol. ... Read more

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Great Book!
This is a great book.Not written by a textbook expert, but written byreal-world experts = a FAS child and her mom.People who daily live with the effects of this birth defect.My husband and I both read it and learned practical, tried approaces.Thanks to Liz and her mom!

Eye opening.Will order copy for my library.





Awesome..very much to my heart.I have a 14 yr. old grandson with FAS.

Must Read for parents who adopt and for professionals who work with kids
This book is fantastic! It explains Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects, and gives the reader understanding and tools to use to work with people who have FAS/E and also how to love and accept them and appreciate them as they are. I have an adopted son with FAE and when I first realized he had this I was very discouraged because all I had heard about FAS/E was so negative. I didn't know if I would be successful being the mom he needed me to be. This book gave me such insight. It also showed me that some of what I have dealt with with my son is normal and it is okay. It is a book that celebrates life in all its forms -- even the challenging form FAS/E creates. Thank you to Liz and Jodee Kulp for sharing their life with us.

Taking Hope
Sometimes just being able to take hope that the one we love so dearly will "have a chance" is the greatest gift that can be given.That's where this story told by a mom and her daughter strikes home.It's a short book for a great story.There are no miracles except those that come from hardwork and the grace of life.But that grace is there.The mom give us good links; the daughter gives us insight -- both are invaluable.It's an inspiring story of the good that can be worked by effort and self understanding.The barriers of biology cannot be made to go away -- but they can be climbed over.

Invaluable tool for practioners working with FASD children
This is a well written account from a child and parent regarding the reality of living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects. Not only is this an important internalization for the practitioner but an important tool for parents and family to work through the acceptance of the profound life altering condition this birth defect manifests.Regardless of your level of education this is an important publication for a devastating condition for parent and child.

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Book Description
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a leading cause of mental retardation and birth defects. Associated with various physical and neurological disorders, FAS is caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Though it is a lifelong disorder, this book explores living with the effects of the syndrome and ways to combat it. ... Read more

Book Description
This up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM provides the best collection available anywhere of official Federal government information and documents on the subject of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). This CD-ROM uses next-generation search technology that allows complete indexing and makes all files on the disc fully searchable. For patients, practical information is provided in clearly written patient education documents. For medical professionals, doctor reference tools and texts have detailed technical information and clinical background material.

This thoroughly researched collection presents vital information from many authoritative sources: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Contents include clinical and medical information, with information on signs, symptoms, testing, diagnosis, treatment, and more.

In addition, as a bonus we have included an encyclopedic collection of general medical and health documents - thousands of pages with extensive material from the CDC and NIH on hundreds of diseases and health topics from A to Z, along with FDA drug and medical publications, government consumer healthcare tips, disease prevention programs, dietary guidelines, and travelers' health information. Since navigating the Internet to find additional non-governmental medical information can be confusing, we've also provided our exclusive "Guide to Leading Medical Websites" with updated links to 73 of the best sites for medical information! By using weblinks on the CD-ROM, you can quickly check for the latest clinical updates directly from the government.

This CD-ROM has over 33,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software and Reader software is included. Advanced search and indexing features are built into our reproduction, providing a complete full-text index. This enables the user to search all the files on the disk at one time for words or phrases using just one search command! The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable!

Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. This book-on-a-disc makes a superb reference work and educational tool for patients and their families, physicians, and other medical professionals. (Information on this CD-ROM is NOT a substitute for professional medical advice; of course, readers are urged to consult with a professional health care provider for any suspected illness.) ... Read more

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Awesome Information
This Has tons of information. I haven't even got through it all yet!
Has been helpful. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Labour/Le Travail, published by Thomson Gale on September 22, 2005. The length of the article is 2052 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Janet Golden, Message in a Bottle: The Making of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.(Book Review)
Author: Alvin Finkel
Publication: Labour/Le Travail (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Issue: 56Page: 325(4)

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This digital document is an article from Clinical Psychiatry News, published by International Medical News Group on March 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1105 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Synthetic peptides may prevent some fas injury: small amounts of these compounds might avert brain damage caused by fetal alcohol syndrome.(Across Specialties)
Author: Michele G. Sullivan
Publication: Clinical Psychiatry News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2004
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 32Issue: 3Page: 95(1)

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This digital document is an article from Arctic, published by Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary on September 1, 2001. The length of the article is 1193 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: FANTASTIC ANTONE GROWS UP: ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME.(Review)
Author: A. Hanlon-Dearman
Publication: Arctic (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2001
Publisher: Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary
Volume: 54Issue: 3Page: 347

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This digital document is an article from Wines & Vines, published by Hiaring Company on April 1, 1990. The length of the article is 2925 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: How researchers 'sold' the fetal alcohol syndrome.
Author: Wells Shoemaker
Publication: Wines & Vines (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 1990
Publisher: Hiaring Company
Volume: v71Issue: n4Page: p16(4)

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This authoritative new publication comprehensively reviews the important relationship between maternal alcohol abuse during pregnancy and the resulting in utero damage to the child, as well as the results of this damage during the child's development. The first part of the book discusses clinical issues of alcohol-related fetal malformation, the clinical picture of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, the epidemiology of maternal alcohol abuse, and the developmental outcome of the affected children. The second part addresses pathogenesis and neuropathology. Part Three reviews developmental issues of the growing affected child. The final part evaluates approaches to rehabilitation and intervention while reviewing social and public health issues. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Exceptional Children, published by Council for Exceptional Children on February 1, 1991. The length of the article is 901 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Broken Cord: A Family's Ongoing Struggle with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. (book reviews)
Author: Robert H. Zabel
Publication: Exceptional Children (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 1991
Publisher: Council for Exceptional Children
Volume: v57Issue: n4Page: p372(2)

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