title: Proceedings of the 2013 annual meeting of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group.
abstract: The 2013 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group (FASDSG) meeting was held in Orlando (Grand Cypress), FL with the theme "Developing Brain-Based Interventions for Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders." Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders have significant impairments in cognitive functioning and behavioral regulation skills, which lead to a lifetime of challenges for themselves and their families; thus, developing interventions that remediate or compensate for these deficits is of great importance. The conference included 2 keynote presentations, FASt data talks, award presentations, and updates by government agencies. In addition, a lively panel discussion addressed the challenges faced by FASDSG researchers in the translation of intervention strategies developed in preclinical studies to clinical trials and, ultimately, to clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: jkabl01@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kable
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: James N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.affiliation: University Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: C Fernando
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Valenzuela
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Alexandre E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Medina
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Clinical care; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; Intervention