Abstract
FASD has changed in terms of recognition and management in the UK over the last two decades. While the UK has always had a strong history of working and recognizing neurodevelopmental conditions such as ASD and ADHD, the same could not be said for FASD. In the last 20 years there has been increasing recognition, investment, and development of both research and service. This chapter will explore the development of FASD services and how its traditions with wider neurodevelopmental disorders helped understand FASD with that background context and look finally at the progress made in terms of clinical and research in this field.
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Mukherjee, R. (2022). FASD in the UK: Challenges, Changes, and Opportunities. In: Chudley, A.E., Hicks, G.G. (eds) Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Neuromethods, vol 188. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2613-9_15
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