This page includes a range of videos exploring different aspects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), including what to expect during an assessment, how speech and language therapy can help, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is a diagnosis of FASD important?

How lifestyle choices can affect the risk of FASD

What can happen if we don't get a diagnosis of FASD?

What information could help clarify if there was alcohol exposure during pregnancy?

What can I do to help an adult or child with FASD?

Why can't I get a diagnosis more locally?

What can happen without support – and how we can change that

Why the FASD Clinic sees children from age six and up

When can you diagnose FASD?

What is known about the effects of alcohol use by the biological father before conception?

Is there a safe level of alcohol to drink during pregnancy?

I had one binge at a celebration event, should I be worried?

What FASD can look like from childhood to adulthood

Does someone need to have facial features to diagnose FASD?

Can you predict who is at risk from alcohol exposure during pregnancy?

What might the diagnostic outcomes be?

Why is there no single measure or profile for FASD?

What are the possible diagnostic outcomes of an assessment at the national FASD clinic?

What is FASD impairment and how is it defined?

What are the central nervous system domains?

What happens during an FASD assessment at the national clinic?

Speech and Language Therapy

How can the speech and language assessment help me or my loved ones moving forward?

Why is a language assessment part of the FASD clinic assessment process?

What should I expect to happen in a speech and language assessment?

What areas are being assessed in a speech and language assessment?

What to expect during a Psychology assessment

How can this psychology assessment help me or my loved one moving forwards?

What does it mean when someone has a variable cognitive profile?

What shall I expect to happen in the psychology assessment?

What is being assessed at a psychology assessment for FASD?