In this very special September International Awareness Day episode, Kurt is joined by Dr Kenneth Lyons Jones and Dr Christina Chambers. Dr Jones chats about his identification of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, or FAS as it was first termed back in 1970. Dr Chambers chats about recent medical discoveries that are likely to make the process of FASD diagnosis significantly easier. They both talk about attitudes towards FASD and knowledge about this disability in the community as a whole – and also the need to improve the standard of medical knowledge when it comes to both FASD prevention and supporting people with this invisible disability.
For more information about FASD, please go to:
Prenatal alcohol exposure can be determined from baby teeth: Proof of concept
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bdr2.2054
Early Predictors of FASD in Ukraine
Early Predictors of FASD in Ukraine - Christina Chambers (grantome.com)
Producers: Kurt Lewis, Louise Gray and Julie Flanagan
Narrator: Frances Price
Interviewer: Kurt Lewis
Interviewee: Dr Kenneth Lyons Jones and Dr Christina Chambers
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The views expressed in this podcast are those of the interviewee. NOFASD makes every effort to ensure all content is free from judgement and stigma. NOFASD’s mission includes reducing stigma for families and individuals impacted by FASD.