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At the recent 2011 international FASD conference in Vancouver, Canada, NOFAS sat down with Dr. Ira Chasnoff to discuss a range of issues in the FASD field, as well as his new book The Mystery of Risk.
In addition to his latest book, Dr. Chasnoff offers his thoughts about community health centers, FASD-related CAPTA legislation, international adoption, and policy recommendations.
Dr. Ira Chasnoff discusses his book "The Mystery of Risk"
About: Dr. Ira Chasnoff is president of Children's Research Triangle and a professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. He is one of the nation's leading researchers in the field of maternal drug use during pregnancy, and the author of eight books, including Drugs, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Parenting, which received the Book of the Year Award from the American Journal of Nursing. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.
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Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, medicine, and child psychology, Dr. Ira Chasnoff shows how many of the learning and behavior problems we see in children, from low IQ and poor school performance to patterns of impulsivity often diagnosed as ADHD, result from a baby's exposure to drugs and alcohol while in the womb.
The Mystery of Risk traces the history of fetal malformation back to the time of Aristotle before presenting a resounding call for preventive, integrated systems of care for pregnant women and their children.
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Dr. Ira Chasnoff's FASD policy recommendations
Dr. Ira Chasnoff on Community Health Centers
Dr. Ira Chasnoff on International Adoption and FASD
Dr. Ira Chasnoff on CAPTA, the Child Abuse Prevention Treatment Act
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