“I'm the birth mother of a 39-year-old daughter with fetal alcohol syndrome. She was my fourth child, and I knew the moment she was born that there was something wrong. We started immediately with pediatric neurologists, doctors, specialists of every type and description. It went on for years and years and years. FAS was never mentioned. They suggested autism, aphasia, retardation, on and on. She doesn't have any of these things. She definitely has FAS.”
Joan Carter
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Track upcoming appearances by members of the NOFAS Team! For more details contact Bri Montgomery, montgomery@nofas.org.
For recent NOFAS news and activities, go to NOFAS Today.
- February 2010 - NOFAS will host a media event in conjunction with the Soboba tribe to kickoff its FASD prevention initiative in Southern California, sponsored by Edison International.
- February 21-24 - SECAD Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Kathy Mitchell will educate facility owners, managers, administrators, treatment providers, and designers on the latest concepts for the prevention, intervention, and treatment of addiction disorders. NOFAS will have an exhibit to disseminate information about the Circle of Hope Birth Mothers Network.
- March 2-5 - University of British Columbia International FASD Conference
- June 23-24 - National Abandoned Infants Assistance (AIA) Resource Center in Alexandria, Virginia, sponsored by the School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley.
- Currently, NOFAS is enhancing its FASD Information and Resource Clearinghouse, marketing the K-12 curriculum, expanding the Community Health Center/Maternal and Child Health screening initiative, working on the NOFAS FASD certification, and seeking funding for programs and the NOFAS Affiliate Network. Contact Bri Montgomery for more details.
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