“FASD is only an origin story. It is not who we are.” — CJ Lutke Our beginnings don’t have to define our endings. Read CJ's moving reflection on origin, identity & redefining a path forward: www.nofasd.org.au/blog/origin-... #FASD #FASDAwareness #FetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder

📢 Abstract Deadline EXTENDED! Ready to make a difference? Submit your abstract for the 10th International Conference on Adolescents & Adults with #FASD, Seattle, April 18–21, 2026. Your research belongs where it matters most—in real life! fasdunited.org/fasd2026

💖 On International Men's Day NOFASD celebrates all the men who are involved in caring for a child who lives with FASD. 💖 Your focus on providing a FASD-informed environment where your child feels safe, supported & understood provides them with a solid foundation in life. #FASD

✨If you are pregnant and finding it hard to stop drinking alcohol, help is available.✨ 👉 Find services, info & support at: www.nofasd.org.au/fasd-informa... #FASD #alcohol #pregnancy #FetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder

⚡ Focus on FASD Research ⚡ This research focuses on comorbidities associated with FASD and the growing recognition that FASD affects the whole body and not just the brain. 👉 Read more at: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #FASD #FASDawareness #FetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder #FASDresearch #alcohol

Lunch & Learn with NOFASD Australia! Discover more about FASD, connect with peers, and gain helpful insights. 📅 03/12/2025 | 🕛 12:30PM | 📍Midland WA, Australia #FASDawareness #NOFASDAustralia #LunchAndLearn events.humanitix.com/fasd-lunch-a...

This full-day training is designed for health & allied health professionals and will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of FASD and training in the fundamental skills needed to support individuals and families impacted by #FASD. 👉 More info & register: www.fasdtrainingaustralia.com

Strong Born is a campaign to raise awareness of #FASD & the harms of drinking alcohol while pregnant & breastfeeding, among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in rural & remote communities. 👉 Learn more & download resources you can use to support this campaign: buff.ly/PidyhLa

NOFASD Australia acknowledges Remembrance Day and asks you to join with our team in a minute of silence at 11.00am today to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of those who have given their lives in defence of the freedoms we are privileged to enjoy today. #LestWeForget

FASD United is calling for abstracts for the 10th International Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) which will be held 17th to 20th April 2026 in Seattle, USA. Closing date for submissions is 16th November. For more info see: buff.ly/fTPCSL6 #FASD

📢 If you work in the Out of Home Care sector or are a foster carer, it’s crucial to know about FASD - a lifelong disability caused by exposure to alcohol before birth. 👉 Use NOFASD's free resources for people working in the Out of Home Care sector and foster carers: buff.ly/oiMNt3e #FASD

⚡ Focus on FASD Research⚡ Confabulation is a tricky aspect of #FASD - not lying, but a symptom of memory deficits experienced by those living with FASD when missing memories are unwittingly filled in with distorted or fabricated information. salford-repository.worktribe.com/output/4056358

NOFASD's Annual Report 2024 - 2025 is available and provides an overview of the scope of our activities in this 12-month period, raising awareness of FASD, as well as increased support for this disability in the Australian community. Access the report: www.nofasd.org.au/parents-care... #FASD

In this intimate blog, a carer shares the bodily and emotional toll caring for her son when his FASD results in severe dysregulation. For an insight into the lived experience realities of lives impacted by FASD read: www.nofasd.org.au/blog/reflect... #FASD #FetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder

⚡Focus on FASD Research⚡ Prof Elizabeth Elliott who is also a NOFASD Board Member, has published an article emphasising the need for clinicians & researchers to work towards international consensus on a “Gold Standard” diagnostic approach to #FASD. 👉See: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

If you are pregnant and finding it hard to stop drinking alcohol, help is available. Find services, info & support at: www.nofasd.org.au/fasd-informa... #FASD #alcohol #pregnancy #FetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder

FASD advocate Angelene Bruce explains why it is so important that we do not stigmatise #FASD. Reducing stigma increases the likelihood of individuals who live with FASD receiving the most appropriate FASD-informed supports and thereby achieving more positive life outcomes. 👉 buff.ly/ePxywgJ

Hear from Dr Erin Olson whose work has shaped understanding of both Autism & FASD. She'll draw on 40 years of diagnostic data on Autism & #FASD. The webinar is targeted for clinicians & will be recorded for those who register but can't attend live. Register: events.humanitix.com/autism-and-f...

Seen at the conference with NOFASD CEO, Sophie Harrington, (L) is Australian parent, Kylie Beck, a past participant in one of our support groups. Another visitor was RJ Formanek, creator of the #RedShoesRock 👠 movement, who was delighted to be gifted one of our #RedShoesRock branded eco-cups. #FASD

Our CEO, Sophie Harrington, made a presentation on Day 1: “Shaping the Future - Australia's Evolving FASD Response and the Role of International Collaboration”. It was so well received, with so many questions asked that it was allowed to run 10 minutes over time into the scheduled break. #FASD

Last month NOFASD in partnership with the AADC launched a free, evidence-based online course to upskill workers in the AOD sector on #FASD. If you missed seeing the live webinar, we've now released the recording. 👉Watch to learn how this module can strengthen your work buff.ly/4fjfxx3

❓ Work in Out of Home Care or are a foster carer? it’s important to know about FASD, a lifelong disability caused by exposure to alcohol before birth. When #FASD goes unrecognised, children can be blamed for behaviours caused by their disability. 👉 Check out these resources buff.ly/bEtwMs7

⚡Focus on FASD Research ⚡ Parents & carers report how difficult school is for a young person with FASD to navigate successfully 5 days a week. To succeed students need to be supported by educators who understand the challenges that #FASD poses, both cognitive & sensory. Read more: buff.ly/uEm0Gnd

Well-known American FASD trainer Eileen Devine is now offering her “Think Brain First Certificate Program” for professionals in a timeslot that will also suit Australians. Enrol by 31 October. More info: buff.ly/9mhQkd #FASD

The FASD Guidelines Dissemination Group is presenting free webinars on Tues 21 Oct - one for professionals & one for families. Both are aimed at providing guidance on using AI effectively in order to create.or summarise, FASD-related reports, 👉Register at: buff.ly/3IHqFbD #FASD

Strong Born is designed to raise awareness of FASD & the harms of drinking alcohol while pregnant & breastfeeding, among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in rural and remote communities. Learn more & download resources to support this important campaign at: buff.ly/PidyhLa #FASD

“You are a person first, a person who has FASD second.” — CJ Lutke 💖In "Words of Experience", she speaks on living with FASD, stigma, and self-worth. FASD doesn’t define you. Help doesn’t mean weakness. 💖 👉 Read more: www.nofasd.org.au/blog/words-o... #FASD #Disability #Advocacy

If you’re an OT currently working with paediatric clients with a confirmed FASD diagnosis, or if you’ve previously worked with paediatric clients with a confirmed #FASD diagnosis, a research team at UniSC is keen to interview you. 👉Contact Chief Investigator, Laine Chilman: [email protected]

A chance to provide your feedback on the recently announced Thriving Kids initiative which is planned to supplant NDIS support for some children with disability including developmental delay and autism. 👉For more info and a link to the short survey see buff.ly/70tOv3q #FASD #Thriving Kids

💖 FASD advocate Angelene Bruce who is raising a teenager with FASD shares some key advice based on her lived experience in this informative article in Child magazine: childmags.com.au/how-to-suppo... #FASD #FetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder

Curious about FASD? NOFASD Australia’s FAQ page covers it all — what it is, how it’s diagnosed, how it differs from ADHD or autism, and what support looks like. 👉 www.nofasd.org.au/about-us/fas... #FASD #HealthInfo

The FASD Guidelines Dissemination Group is presenting free webinars on Tues 21 Oct - one for professionals & one for families. Both are aimed at providing guidance on using AI effectively in order to create.or summarise, FASD-related reports, 👉Register at: buff.ly/3IHqFbD #FASD

🎥 A short video from Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Trust in the UK. Dr Raja Mukherjee discusses why a diagnosis of #FASD matters. 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pbN...

As FASD Awareness Month draws to a close for this year, we invite you to look back on the range of awareness-raising activities in which NOFASD has been involved. 👉We hope you’ll enjoy the short video we’ve prepared which you can watch at: www.nofasd.org.au/blog/fasd-aw... #FASD

❓ Work in Out of Home Care or are a foster carer? it’s important to know about FASD, a lifelong disability caused by exposure to alcohol before birth. When FASD goes unrecognised, children can be blamed for behaviours caused by their disability. 👉 Check out these resources buff.ly/bEtwMs7

❓ Work in the alcohol and other drugs sector? Check out these resources: ✔A free online course providing knowledge of FASD & how this condition intersects with your work: buff.ly/flxpiHV ✔Resources on alcohol and pregnancy: buff.ly/EpIRFSD #FASD #FetalAlcohoSpectrumDisorder #alcohol #AOD

📢 REMINDER: Don't miss this this free webinar! "Navigating the NDIS: Support for Families and Carers of Individuals with FASD" will be presented by staff of the NDIA with a focus on addressing the questions that NOFASD knows are of key interest to carers. '👉 Register at: buff.ly/gMgaDdr #FASD

⚡ Focus on FASD Research ⚡ The authors undertook a systematic review of prior research studies noting the limited studies that focus on child-centred treatment for #FASD, compared with treatment for children with other disorders, such as Autism or ADHD. 👉 Read more at: buff.ly/NQ1h0cH

Another glimpse of an Australian city supporting FASD Awareness earlier this month. 💖 Thanks Hobart for helping to shine a light on FASD - and thanks to one of NOFASD"s followers for sharing this great vista of the Tasman Bridge glowing in red! 💖 #FASD #FASDawareness #FetalAlcohoSpectrumDisorder

The Live & Learn podcast recently interviewed Christine Brooks, Vice Chair of NOFASD's Board. As a teacher,and caregiver to a young adult with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) Christine shares personal and professional insights on #FASD. 🎧 missingschool.org.au/podcast/live...

Our Clinical Coordinator Sinead Freeman presented at the recent WAATA conference on: "FASD & Autism can you spot the difference?" - a key topic for educators to know more about when supporting children in the school setting. Access NOFASD's resources for teachers: buff.ly/ltUoWs0 #FASD

⚡If all the activity in FASD Awareness Month has made you realise that you should know more about this disability, you should enrol in NOFASD"s "Foundations in FASD" course.⚡ ✔ Free to enrol ✔Online and self-paced 👉 More info & enrol at: buff.ly/RhoFNOx #FASD #FetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder

💖 A 'red light' message for everyone who is caring for, or helping to support, an indvidual who lives with FASD. 💖 #FASD #FetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder

Our Health Promotion Officer, Raina Quinny, is in Kintore, NT, at the invitation of the local community where she is facilitating a number of sessions. Here she is delivering a “Mums & Bubs” session ‘on country’ by invitation of an elder who also participated in the session. #FASD #YarningCircle

❓ There seems to be an app to help with everything now - but is there an app that can help support individuals living with FASD? 👉To gain some insights on this topic, read NOFASD’s latest blog: buff.ly/ibmziKa #FASD #FASDawareness #FetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder

That means FASD often goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, and its impacts remain under-recognised. In this blog for the FARE website, @nofasdaustralia.bsky.social CEO Sophie Harrington outlines what the federal government must do to support Australians living with FASD. fare.org.au/sophie-harri...

Great to see the #RedShoesRock #FASD awareness campaign on show at Two Seasons Equine Assisted Learning. This girl & her Mum had a lot of fun with Jasper the horse arrayed in red attire.NOFASD's website contains several blogs about the benefits of equine therapy: www.nofasd.org.au/blog/equine-...

Julie Woods, a member of NOFASD’s Lived Experience Advisory Group is seen presenting at the WA FASD Prevention Symposium in Perth. NOFASD CEO Sophie Harrington also presented in this session which focused on the importance of the “Recognition of Lived and Living Experience”. #FASDawareness #FASD

FASD Hub Australia and FARE are presenting a free webinar: "Preconception Care: Optimising health outcomes through interventions implemented before conception" for FASD Awareness Month. Register at: bit.ly/42ARhKG

NOFASD has a strong presence at the WA FASD Prevention Symposium, taking place today and tomorrow in Perth. CEO, Sophie Harrington is MC of the event and is seen here opening the event and at the NOFASD information display with Robyn Smith, NOFASD’s Helpline Services Manager.#FASD #RedShoesRock