2008-09-06 Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: probing the label
from All in the Mind
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Alcohol and pregnancy don“t mix. In extreme cases children are born with low birth weight, cranio-facial abnormalities, and restricted brain development. Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is a term now used to describe the range of devastating impacts. Some believe the lid needs to be lifted on this 'invisible disability', but others argue the label has the potential to discriminate too.






