This article looks at how lawyers and prosecutors in Canada think about and handle cases involving young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in
Category: Research
Criminal legal system contact in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD): Experiences and support needs
This research article explores how individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) come into contact with the criminal legal system (CLS) and what support needs
Preconception Paternal Alcohol Consumption Elicits Postnatal Changes in Neural Retinas of the Offspring
This study highlights the impact of preconception paternal alcohol consumption (PPAC) on offspring, specifically its link to vision problems and retinal abnormalities. While maternal alcohol
Differential effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on brain growth reveals early upregulation of cell cycle and apoptosis and delayed downregulation of metabolism in affected offspring
Abstract and Figures Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) encompasses the deleterious consequences of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE), including developmental delay, microcephaly, dysmorphologies, and cognitive and
“People talk about FASD diagnosis but barely any young people are asked about it”: Diagnosis perspectives and disability identity in adolescents with FASD
Highlights Abstract Purpose Young people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are underrepresented in research and in public/professional discourse around the diagnosis and the impact
Prenatal ethanol exposure impairs hippocampal plasticity and cognition in adolescent mice
Abstract Background Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) induces a wide range of neurodevelopmental disabilities that are grouped under the term ‘fetal alcohol spectrum disorders’ (FASD). The