FASD Network of Saskatchewan marks awareness day with public breakfast, walk
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The event took place in Friendship Park on Friday to raise awareness for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Sept. 9 marks the 24th anniversary of International FASD Awareness Day.
Saskatoon hosted an awareness walk and breakfast in Friendship Park on Friday to recognize the 24th annual International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day.
“Drinking is so engrained in our culture that we are always okay talking about drinking and alcohol, but we seem to be shy about talking about FASD,” said Andrea Kotlar, executive director of the FASD Network of Saskatchewan.
Sept. 9 is the official FASD Awareness Day, but the group decided to have its walk in the park on Friday.
FASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting individuals who were exposed to alcohol before birth.
The disorder can cause physical, cognitive, sensory and behavioral development issues ranging from mild to severe.
“I think it’s highly stigmatized, so what we do is raise awareness and get people talking,” Kotlar said, adding that some people stigmatize certain populations that might appear more impacted by FASD.
The FASD Network of Saskatchewan said that four per cent of Canadians live with the disability.
“That is higher than autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and Tourette’s combined,” Kotlar said, noting that there is no cure for the disability.
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