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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
The FASD pages of this website will offer information and speaking points regarding causes, effects, intervention, and family support for this very important topic. This website does not offer specific diagnosis or treatment and we recommend that you contact a health care professional directly if you have any questions or concerns about FASD. Kathryn Shea, MSW, LCSW The Florida Center for Child and Family Development, Sarasota, FL

“Behold, thou shalt conceive and bear a son; and now drink no wine or strong drinks.”
- Judges 13.7

“Foolish, drunken and harebrained women most often bring forth children like unto themselves, morose and languid.” -Aristotle

• Sullivan, England, 1899.
  120 FEMALE “drunkards” In Liverpool prison: Compared to sober relatives studies found perinatal and infant mortality to be two and one-half times higher in the offspring of female “drunkards”

  Click here to view a very detailed presentation on
  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders