Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children (focus on FASD)

Primary Care Knowledge Boost

Doctors Sara and Lisa speak with Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Raja Mukherjee about neurodevelopmental disorders in children. He has an interest in Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and this is the focus of the talk. We cover what neurodevelopmental disorders are, discuss neurodiversity, common disorders such as Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia aka Developmental Coordination Disorder and Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Useful resources:

• NICE Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs204

• My FASD and Me (Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder resource): https://fasd.me/

• Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month Resources including information on the Campaign #Drymester: https://www.drymester.org.uk/resource/fasd-awareness-month-assets/

• National FASD trust: https://nationalfasd.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/

• National FASD CPD accredited e-Learning and their website provides expert led advice for GPs and other health care professionals: https://nationalfasd.org.uk/learn-more/training/e-learning/

• Greater Manchester based support group for FASD: https://fasdgreatermanchester.co.uk/

• Prevention, Recognition and Management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Hardcover – 1 Aug. 2021
  by Raja A. S. Mukherjee (Editor), Neil Aiton (Editor) https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/13976811

• The National Autistic Society: https://www.autism.org.uk/

• FASD Book: Strategies not solutions: https://edmontonfetalalcoholnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/strategies_not_solutions_handbook.pdf

• The Time Is Now Book about Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: https://nationalfasd.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/National-FASD-RT-Report-v004-INTERACTIVE-singles-2.pdf

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