Day 28 Raising Awareness for FASD, Help Mackie Spread the Word!

Day 28

There are a whole lot of kids like Mackie and his siblings with the FASD's.  More than you would ever think!

Check out the Data on FASD

"In person newer estimates puts the prevalence of FASat between 6 and 9 children per 1,000. And that’s is "just" for full Fetal Alcohol Syndrome on the far end of the FASD spectrum. By far more people who fit into the FASD category. Results of one study suggest that 2.4 to 4.8 percent of children in a midwestern community were affected by FASDs. Another larger-scale analysis paints a similar picture, putting the rate of FASD among schoolchildren in the U.S. and some western European countries at 2 to 5 percent."

 Everyone thinks FASD is not a huge problem.  This article is telling us that 2 to 5 percent of all children are affected by this condition. "That FASDs affect more kids than both peanut allergies and diabetes? And that who is talking about this?"  Mackie is!

Schools have become very peanut allergy aware and are taking precautions to help those children affected.  Schools work hard to make sure kids with diabetes be accommodated at school. If we have higher levels of kids than both!

Let's raise AWARENESS and help Mackie spread the word!

Anny