FASD Terminology Summit
Hosted by the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Consensus Statement on FASD
April 7, 2004
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may include physical, mental, behavioral and/or learning disabilities with possible lifelong implications. The term FASD is not intended for use as a clinical diagnosis.
| Consensus was reached unanimously by the following participants: |
Co-Chair Kenneth Warren, Ph.D.
Associate Director and Director of Scientific Affairs, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Ed Riley, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Behavioral Teratology, San Diego State University |
Co-Chair Louise Floyd, D.S.N., R.N.
Supervisory Behavioral Scientist, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
Kieran O'Malley, M.D.
Acting Assistant Professor, University of Washington |
Faye Calhoun, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH |
Jocelynn Cook, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Research Analyst, Health Canada, Center for Healthy Human Development |
Deborah Stone, Ph.D.
Project Officer, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
The Honorable Susan Carlson, J.D.
Judicial Officer, Hennepin County, MN, and President, Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
Jacquelyn Bertrand, Ph.D.
Developmental Psychologist, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC |
Tom Donaldson
NOFAS President |
Ann Streissguth, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine |
Kathleen Mitchell, MHS, LCADC
NOFAS Vice President |
Terry Lierman
NOFAS Chairman |
Torrance Brown, M.P.H.
NOFAS Director of Programs
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Adam Litle
NOFAS Director of Government Affairs |
| The Consensus Statement on FASD is endorsed by the following
individuals and organizations:
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Judy Struck, M.A.
Executive Director/Assistant Professor,
Center for Disabilities
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine/ Health Sciences
University of South Dakota
Director, Four-State Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Consortium
Director, South Dakota FASD Institute |
Deborah E. Cohen, Ph.D.
Director, Office for Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
State of New Jersey, Department of Human Services,
The Arc of the United States,
1010 Wayne Ave., Suite 650,
Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
Teresa Kellerman
Executive Director, FAS Community Resource Center |
Callie B. Gass
Project Director
SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence |
Joyce Holl, M.A.P.A.
Executive Director
Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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The New Jersey Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Task Force
CN 700
Trenton, NJ 08625
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Cheri Scott
FASD Parent Training Coordinator
Stone Soup Group |
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