Indiana Alliance on Prenatal Substance Exposure (shorthanded as Indiana Alliance or IAPSE) works to prevent prenatal exposure to alcohol, drug and other substances known to harm fetal development by education, advocating and supporting professionals policymakers, families and individuals throughout Indiana.
Indiana Alliance joins the United States Surgeon General in advising women to abstain from alcohol during pregnancy due to the risk of birth defects.
For couples who are expecting where the birth mother has been consuming alcohol, stop consuming alcohol now and talk with your doctor. Any time during pregnancy that you abstain from alcohol, you increase the chance that your child will not be affected by alcohol. If you are finding it difficult to stop, help is available.
Indiana Alliance is here to help make your daily life easier. Whether worried about an infant, struggling raising an adolescent, encountering challenges working with an adult, or as an educator having difficulty with a student with an FASD, we hope you find this website useful.
FASD is widely understood to be a hidden disability. Even among those who do recognize FASD, the focus is often on children and not adults with the disorders. As individuals with FASD enter adulthood, they and their family members and caregivers face additional challenges.
It is important to identify individuals living with FASD and support them to improve functioning in society. Important support networks include professionals, educators, health care providers, social services, criminal justice system, government officials and policymakers. Relevant topics include education, employment, legal assistance, health care, and housing.
Indiana Alliance is excited to share we have added Rebecca’s Spotlight to our website. We want to create a space where individuals living with an FASD can share their stories. This space is called Rebecca’s Spotlight to honor self-advocate Rebecca Tillou and her work to give other self-advocates voice. If you’re inspired to share YOUR story, let us know!
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