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My guest today, Sandra Butcher, the Chief Executive of the National Organization for FASD (U.K.) said it best: Every victory for FASD in any part of the world is a victory for all of us. And after a growing movement from many organizations and individuals in the U.K. after decades of actions, so much has happened that has pushed FASD recognition into the forefront.  

Sandy and her husband are parents to two young people, one with an FASD diagnosis. We talk about that early journey for her son, how she came from the States to head up the National FASD organization, the events leading up to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Quality Standard, and the recently released Time is Now publication. 

Not sure about you, but I was exhausted hearing all that was going on. And that isn’t all, in between all that, we squeeze in discussions around the pub culture, media portrayal and stigma, cost of FASD, and educating professionals. 

As Sandy says, there are people of goodwill all over the place who realize how important it is that we haven’t yet as Society fully addressed what is going on. But they just need to know how to connect with each other.  

Big shout out to everyone in the UK (past and present) that has been a part of this process to get the UK to where it is today. For more information on the items we discussed, be sure to check out the Show Notes below.  

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