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03/09/2026

FASD is not rare. It is unrecognised.

When researchers actively looked for FASD in mainstream primary schools in Salford, they found that between 2% and 4% of children met the diagnostic criteria. None of these children had previously been identified.

That's roughly one child in every classroom right now living with FASD without the understanding or support they need. Instead, they may be seen as forgetful, disruptive, unmotivated or “difficult”, when they are navigating the effects of a brain-based disability that has not yet been recognised.

📖Our Teaching A Student with FASD booklet offers practical, strengths-based information and strategies to help education professionals better understand and support pupils with FASD. You can access the booklet here: https://nationalfasd.org.uk/product/teaching-a-student-with-fasd-individual-access/

💻️For a short bitesize awareness session on FASD in Education visit: https://eschool.nationalfasd.org.uk/course/fasdineducation

01/09/2026

September is FASD Awareness Month.

This month National FASD joins with our sister organisations in the FASD UK Alliance with a focus on and to highlight that children with FASD become adults with FASD and they have a right to lifelong FASD-informed support.

Up to 2.8 million people in the UK may have FASD. Most have never been told. There is no adult FASD pathway in most of the country, so people reach 18 and simply disappear from view — still living with a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition, now with nothing behind them.

FASD grows up. Support has to last a lifetime.

If you know that already, share this so someone else learns it today.

Find out more and access some more social media resources to share at: https://nationalfasd.org.uk/get-involved/international-fasd-day/

27/08/2026

Join us for a lunchtime session with Martin Butcher exploring how to contact your MP about FASD.

The session will include tips on how to catch the interest of MPs and will include ideas on how to strengthen your case with some of the new findings from National FASD’s Cost of Inaction on FASD report. Participants will also have access to a new 6-page info sheet on how to effectively connect with your MP!

This session will be led by Martin Butcher who is co-founder of Hertfordshire and Area FASD Support Network, dad to a young adult with FASD and has 35 years of experience lobbying for change nationally and internationally.

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1998753652981?aff=oddtdtcreator

24/08/2026

We are heartbroken to learn of the death of Jo Gardiner.
Jo was a compassionate and determined advocate who helped raise awareness of FASD, drawing on her family’s experience to help others better understand the condition and the importance of support.

After the devastating loss of her son Sam, Jo and her family inspired an extraordinary outpouring of generosity in his memory, raising significant funds for National FASD. We always will remain deeply grateful for Jo’s warmth, courage and commitment, and send our deepest condolences to her son Charlie, her entire family and all who loved her.

The family is raising funds in her honour for Diabetes UK : https://www.justgiving.com/page/andrew-gardiner-2?utm_source=CL&utm_medium=DT

19/08/2026

📣Coming soon!

Join our online lunchtime community briefing on The Cost of Inaction on FASD Tuesday 25th August
12-1pm

Ahead of September’s FASD Awareness Month, this event will help you understand the key messages from the Cost of Inaction report and strengthen evidence-informed messaging for local awareness, training and advocacy. It will also equip you with resources and practical arguments to support earlier diagnosis and FASD-informed approaches across services and communities.

Hear from Sandra Butcher, Prof Raja Mukherjee MBE, Dr Patricia Jackson OBE FRCPCH and others as they explore what this means for health, education, social care and justice systems as well as for families and people with FASD themselves.

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1994935384437?aff=oddtdtcreator

17/08/2026

Introducing a new bite-size awareness webinar exploring FASD and things to consider in the transition to adulthood.

This starter session introduces FASD, why the transition to adulthood can be particularly complex, and explores some key areas to consider—including daily living skills, education, employment, health and relationships. It highlights practical ways to plan early, tailor support and promote interdependence so that young people with FASD can thrive in adulthood.

🖥️: Cost: £20 (Or free for those in Greater Manchester as part of the Greater Manchester FASD Network thanks to funding from the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board)

💡: Based in Greater Manchester? Visit https://gmfasdnetwork.info/key-dates/ or email [email protected] to find out more.

Sign up: https://eschool.nationalfasd.org.uk/course/fasd-and-things-to-consider-in-the-transition-to-adulthood

More webinars available on our e-school at https://eschool.nationalfasd.org.uk/

14/08/2026

Dr Cassie Jackson, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, tackled a complicated subject that needs to be better understood by a wider range of social care professionals in a recent article for Nagalro, a professional association for social work practitioners who work in the children and families field and represent children in public and private court proceedings.

In her article, “When Trauma is Not the Whole Story: The Systemic Failure to Recognise and Support FASD in Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care,” (Seen and Heard, Volume 36, Issue 3) she outlines the importance of FASD diagnosis and informed support. She says, “Conventional therapies and support often fail to address the complexities of FASD, leaving many children at high risk for placement disruption.” She continues, “A key factor [for placement instability] is delayed diagnosis due to inadequacy of assessment service provision, misdiagnosis through clinician inexperience, or, in the case of a confirmed diagnosis, the agencies supporting the family failing to understand the impact and trajectory of FASD. In this context, families report feeling isolated and unheard. Intervention is often inappropriate for FASD and weighted towards treating attachment and trauma, including reiterating the importance of therapeutic parenting. The more these strategies fail to elicit the desired improvements, the more hopeless and blamed adoptive families can feel. Even when a child receives an FASD diagnosis, there is rarely a clear pathway to support.”

Find out more at:https://www.nagalro.com/_userfiles/pages/files/cassie_jackson_fasd_article_grad.pdf

12/08/2026

📣Get ready for September with our FASD Awareness month pack!

Whether you’re planning a workplace display, community activity, event or awareness table, this resource pack can help you show your support and raise FASD awareness throughout September.

Get all of these resources at the reduced cost of £39.99 - buying these individually would cost significantly more!

Order your pack today (while stocks last): https://nationalfasd.org.uk/product/fasd-awareness-month-pack/

07/08/2026

Introducing a new bite-size awareness webinar exploring FASD in social work.

This starter session covers a basic introduction to FASD, current diagnostic guidance, and an introduction to how social workers can support recognition, referral, support and signposting of FASD in social care.

🖥️: Cost: £20 (Or free for those in Greater Manchester as part of the Greater Manchester FASD Network thanks to funding from the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board)

💡: Based in Greater Manchester? Visit https://gmfasdnetwork.info/key-dates/ or email [email protected] to find out more.

Sign up: https://eschool.nationalfasd.org.uk/course/fasd-in-socialwork

More webinars available on our eschool at https://eschool.nationalfasd.org.uk/

04/08/2026

National FASD was honoured to receive a generous private donation from our long-term supporter John Bothamley.

John previously supported National FASD via the Four Acre Trust (which closed its doors in 2023). His philanthropy has focused on giving children and young people a better start in life and encouraging small charities to become more sustainable.

His support for National FASD has focused on the prevention side of the work we do, and that continues with his recent donation. It also frees up our Chief Executive’s time to focus on widespread impact and will help us bring in more funds to achieve our mission. His donation is already having transformative impact.

Read the blog at: https://nationalfasd.org.uk/private_donation/

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