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www.fasdnl.ca
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To whom it may concern: July 2023
fasdNL is a pan-provincial organization working to educate, provide supports and resources, and
raise awareness about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in Newfoundland and Labrador and
Atlantic Canada.
fasdNL is currently leading a three-year FASD prevention, awareness, training, and collaborative
action project in the four Atlantic provinces.
FASD is a diagnostic term used to describe impacts on the brain and body of individuals
prenatally exposed to alcohol. FASD is a lifelong disability. Individuals with FASD will
experience some degree of challenges in their daily living, and need support with motor skills,
physical health, learning, memory, attention, communication, emotional regulation, and social
skills to reach their full potential. Each individual with FASD is unique and has areas of both
strengths and challenges.
September 9th marks international FASD day. This day is recognized around the world and is
intended to build awareness about the condition and surrounding stigma within communities,
organizations and governments.
As part of our FASD initiatives across Atlantic Canada, we are asking communities, municipalities
and cities to proclaim the month of September, 2023 to be FASD Awareness Month. We ask you
to join us as we put ‘FASD on the Map’. Visit our website or social page to learn more about this
initiative.
We encourage you to learn more about our organization and activities and get involved by visiting
http://www.fasdnl.ca/2023awareness.html or visiting us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram:
@fasdnl.
Katharine Dunbar Winsor
Executive Director, fasdNL