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“I used cocaine and I drank my whole nine months of pregnancy with my 7-year-old son. I am here today to get help for my son.”
Sydney Birch

The Tom and Linda Daschle FASD Hall of Fame

Larry Burd, PhD

Dr. Larry Burd is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine.  He is the Co-Principal Investigator for The TIC Consortium and The Early Program (screening for autism in young children).  For 30 years, Dr. Burd has been with the children’s program at Altru Health System and Director of the North Dakota Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Center.

Dr. Burd has evaluated and developed intervention programs for over 15,000 children with developmental disorders.  He has made nearly 500 presentations on the topic of FASD and published over 120 professional papers on topics dealing with development and behavior in children and adolescents.  He has several handbooks for parents and teachers of children with mental health disorders.

Dr. Burd is currently a Co-Principal Investigator of the PASS Network which examines maternal and environmental risk factors for stillbirth and infant mortality including SIDS and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
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