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Joanna Ting Wai Chu; Holly Wilson; Sophia Pi; Jessica C. McCormack; Samantha Marsh; David Newcombe; Chris Bullen – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a highly prevalent neurodevelopmental disability caused by prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). Healthcare professionals (HCP) are key in prevention, diagnosis, and supporting individuals with FASD. This study explored the FASD knowledge, attitudes, and practices among HCP in Aotearoa, New Zealand…
Descriptors: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Knowledge Level, Attitudes, Allied Health Personnel
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Jessica C. McCormack; Joanna Ting Wai Chu; Holly Wilson; Juma Rahman; Samantha Marsh; Chris Bullen – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder but may be underrecognized and misunderstood by people who provide health and social support services. The aim of the research is to understand the FASD knowledge, attitudes, and practices among people employed by the social and community sector in New…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Knowledge Level, Attitudes
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Chu, Joanna Ting Wai; McCormack, Jessica C.; Marsh, Samantha; Bullen, Chris – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a common form of developmental disability but may be poorly understood by professionals working with people with FASD. The aim of the research is to understand the FASD knowledge, attitudes, awareness, and practices among people employed by the education sector in Aotearoa New Zealand and…
Descriptors: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Knowledge Level, Teacher Attitudes, Students with Disabilities
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Khan, Humaira; Pourzanjani, Pamela – Psychology Teaching Review, 2022
Drug and alcohol neonate simulators were used to highlight the effects of substance misuse on prenatal development within lifespan development modules to 61 Psychology undergraduates and 12 sixth-form Health and Social Care students. A mixed method approach was used considering both knowledge development and perceptions of experiential hands-on…
Descriptors: Drinking, Drug Use, Substance Abuse, Prenatal Influences
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Opini, Bathseba – Exceptionality Education International, 2019
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a significant cause of cognitive and developmental disability among children in Canada, with accompanying lifelong risks to independent living. Previous studies have called for improved home-school collaboration to support children with FASD, but barriers remain for parents seeking collaborative…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities
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Coons, Kelly D.; Watson, Shelley L.; Yantzi, Nicole M.; Schinke, Robert J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: Our aim in this paper is to build upon the experience of family adaptation and to describe one unique stressor experienced by adoptive parents of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) that may hinder successful family adaptation. Method: Fifty-one adoptive parents of children with FASD from 36 families in Ontario,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Clinical Diagnosis, Family Relationship
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Marcellus, Lenora – Child Welfare, 2010
As the health, social, and developmental needs of infants in foster care become more complex, foster families are challenged to develop specialized knowledge to effectively address these needs. The goal of this qualitative research study was to identify the process of becoming a foster family and providing family foster caregiving within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Infants, Placement, Foster Care