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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a brain-based physical disability.  Occurs in a person who was exposed to alcohol before birth. 

Effects

  • Physical: FASD can cause a range of physical birth defects, including facial abnormalities, growth problems, and problems with the heart, kidneys, and bones.  Physical fatigue, stemming from the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on brain development and function. 

  • Cognitive: Individuals with FASD may experience learning difficulties, memory problems, and challenges with attention and impulse control and brain fatigue.

  • Behavioral: Behavioral problems, such as hyperactivity, impulsivity, and difficulties with social skills, are also common. 

Lifelong impact:

  • The effects of FASD can be lifelong, meaning that individuals with FASD may need ongoing support and interventions to address their challenges. 

Indigenous Land Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge that the land on which we live, work and gather, and on which the Region of Peel operates, is part of the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples inhabited and cared for this land. In particular, we acknowledge the territory of the Anishinabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Ojibway/Chippewa peoples; the land that is home to the Metis; and most recently, the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation who are direct descendants of the Mississaugas of the Credit. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land, and by doing so, give our respect to its first inhabitants.

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