Tisha is 27. She cannot read or write and struggles to remember things she must do. She was born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
South Africa joins the rest of the world today in commemorating Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Awareness Day.South Africa will, on Saturday, join the world in commemorating Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Awareness Day.She was born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.She was born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder .
After the adoption, Lourens and her husband Peter started their own NGO, the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Information Centre , which they run from their home. Lourens added that Tisha, who attended special schools, desperately wanted to read and write, but that it was impossible. "South Africans have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, where binge drinking has become the norm among youngsters," she said.However, Lourens differs with the deputy minister about criminalising these mothers."Who will look after the child when the mother is in prison? We need to educate mothers about the dangers of drinking alcohol when pregnant," she said."The damage is forever and cannot be repaired.
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