Anonymous 1175
Anonymous 1175, a Wiradjuri person, highlights the lack of assessments for children born to parents who used ice during pregnancy in Australia. They stress the need for a system similar to FASD assessments to prevent kids from falling through the cracks due to undiagnosed conditions.
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There are no assessment for children born to parents that have used ice during pregnancy in Australia. This is a big issue facing our kids in care and the medical establishment needs to adopt an assessment similar to the one they have for FASD. Alot of our kids are falling through the cracks due to undiagnosed.
There are no assessment for children born to parents that have used ice during pregnancy in Australia. This is a big issue facing our kids in care and the medical establishment needs to adopt an assessment similar to the one they have for FASD. Alot of our kids are falling through the cracks due to undiagnosed.
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