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Justice system struggles to deal with Fetal Alcohol Disorder - Vancouver Sun news

January 23, 2012

EDMONTON - Terry Molnar knew nothing of his condition until he was diagnosed about five years ago. Molnar, 43, has fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, a permanent brain injury afflicting at least one per cent of Canadians. But like the vast majority of people with FASD, he has no visible signs — the small eyes, the flat bridge of the nose and the smoothed and thin upper lip that are strong indicators that a mother drank while pregnant.

NeuroDevNet sponsors the 44th Banff International Conference on Behavioural Science

January 5, 2012

During this three-day conference, plenary speakers and workshop leaders from across North America will take provocative approaches to ascertaining FASD from the clinical and basic principles in brain development; discussing evidence-based interventions to ameliorate or prevent the disorder; and discussing the legal, educational, and prevention challenges that are part of the complexities associated with FASD.

On the Job - Conference on Vocational Opportunities for Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders

December 22, 2011

On the Job - a NeuroDevNet-sponsored conference exploring key vocational issues for adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) will take place February 2-3, 2012 at the University of Toronto's Hart House.

Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum awarded an Autism Speaks grant for ASD genetics research

December 22, 2011

Autism Spectrum Demonstration Project Team Lead Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, PhD, has been named a recipient of one of 47 new Autism Speaks research grants awarded in late December 2011. In conjunction with the Baby Siblings Research Consortium and the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange, Dr. Zwaigenbaum will assess the relationship between ASD-related gene copy number variation and symptom trajectories of at-risk infants between ages 6 and 36 months in a full grant funded for three years. The collaborative project is one of several studies funded by Autism Speaks that will focus on aspects of early behavioural risk for ASD.

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