FASWORLD an international alliance promoting the awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders ***** NEW! ***** FASDAY 2003 USA ***** NEW! ***** Click here for more information on FASD Awareness Day. For more information on FASWORLD, contact Bonnie Buxton at ogrady@axxent.ca Join the FASDAY mail list "I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do." --Helen Keller

FASD Awareness Day in the USA September 9th In 1973, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) was first formally identified and named as a disorder by researchers at Washington State University. Thirty years later, the rate of heavy drinking during pregnancy, after a sharp rise in the early '90s, has not declined. Recent studies indicate that one in every 100 children are born with alcohol effects. About 10% are recognized and diagnosed as FAS. The other 90% have invisible forms of FASD, with normal IQ and normal appearance, but with brain damage that interferes with their ability to function successfully in life. Help spread the word: Alcohol during pregnancy causes brain damage, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). There is no cure for FASD, but all these disorders are 100% preventable. How to raise awareness about FASD: FASD Awareness Day 2003 FAS Awareness Day 2002 FAS Awareness Day 2001 FAS Awareness Day 2000 The First FAS Awareness Day 9/9/99 Order of Service for World FASDAY Ceremony Secular Ceremony for FASDAY FAS Day Press Release for JTO FASD Awareness Day Suggestions Last Update: September 10, 2003