Texas Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Resources
Parents
- Addiction
The Addiction Project is produced by HBO in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
- Advocacy Incorporated
To advocate for, protect and advance legal, human and service rights of people with disabilities.
- Alcohol Screening
How much is too much.
- The Arc of Texas
The Arc's Family Resource Guide - A guide to benefits, support and services for families raising children with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities.
- Better Endings, New Beginnings
Helping families with FASD make connections to encourage maximum life experiences and opportunities
- Bridges 4Kids
Building Partnerships between families, schools, and communities.
- Children's Association for Maximum Potential (CAMP)
Non-profit corporation established in 1979 to provide a wide range of recreational, rehabilitative, educational, and respite services for children with developmental disabilities and their families.
- FAS Community Resource Center
Features links to various sites with information about FAS. Has information about behavior management techniques.
- FAS World
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Worldwide Organization that raises awareness on a global level about the effects of alcohol exposure on babies during pregnancy.
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - Florida Resource Guide
Useful tool for individuals and families living with the results of fetal alcohol effects as well as a resource for professionals seeking to prevent fetal alcohol exposure.
- Key Texas Laws and Resources for People with Disabilities
Summary of the key Texas laws protecting the rights of the approximately four million people in Texas with disabilities
- Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS)
Guidelines for care and information about a variety of FASD issues.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Each year in the United States more than 500,000 babies are born prematurely, and an estimated 28,000 children die before their first birthday, signifying a national public health crisis. SAMHSA also has a website dedicated to solely to FASD.
- The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)
Non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating birth defects caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy and improving the quality of life for those individuals and families affected.
- Texas Information Resource Network & 2-1-1
The Texas Information and Referral Network has been designated by the Texas Legislature as the Texas Health and Human Services Commission program responsible for the development, coordination and implementation of a statewide information and referral network.
- Texas State Foster Parents, Inc.
A unified voice for the Texas foster care system.
Professionals
- Alcohol Policy Information System
An electronic resource that provides authoritative, detailed, and comparable information on alcohol-related policies in the United States, at both State and Federal levels.
- Alcohol Screening
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Child Disability and Health, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Branch.
- FAS Center for Excellence
Part of a federally funded initiative devoted to preventing and addressing fetal alcohol syndrome.
- FAS Information
Sponsored by the FAS Community Resource Center. Contains research data, definitions, recent statistics, resources, personal accounts, photos, links.
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Consultation, Education and Training Services, Inc. (FASCETS)
FASCETS is a private, non-profit organization that provides alternative paradigms for understanding facets of behaviors.
- Guidelines for Diagnosis of FASD (CDC)
- How to Do FAS Day
FASWorld presents information on FAS Awareness Day. Includes a downloadable manual.
- Life Skills for Vocational Success
Disseminates quality training resources over the Internet to professionals who work in vocational rehabilitation settings.
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - FAS Power Point
Provides information and research regarding alcohol usage.
- Research Society on Alcoholism
The RSA serves as a meeting ground for scientists in the broad areas of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. The Society promotes research and the acquisition and dissemination of scientific knowledge.
- Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Defects Monitoring Division
Maintains a statewide birth defects registry and investigates clusters of birth defects. The vision is to make major contributions to the health of Texans through programs of excellence in birth defects surveillance, research, and prevention, all through strategic alliances.
- The TRIUMF Project
"Teaching and research for the identification, understanding and management of fetal alcohol syndrome."
- University of Washington Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit
Provides information on research projects, news and events around fetal alcohol and drug exposure.