Referrals

Referrals come to the team coordinator from a variety of sources including the Office of Children’s Services, birth and adoptive parents, medical, mental health/residential treatment, social service providers, and the Department of Juvenile Justice.

Recognizing FASD [PDF]

Getting an FASD Diagnosis for Your Child [PDF]

We gather birth, developmental, growth, school/IEP, and if indicated mental health, residential treatment, and hospital admission/surgical and/or specialty medical care provider records for review. We welcome intake packets that may contain these records if the referring person happens to have it available.

Accepting Referrals

To accept a referral we must have confirmed information about alcohol use during the pregnancy from a reliable source. The diagnostic process involves several steps. Once we accept a referral:

• An intake packet needs to be completed by the family, social worker, or caregiver so that we have information about the child/client’s history and where to collect records. If you have access to birth, developmental, or other records we need, sharing them with us can help to speed things along.
• The team diagnosis discussion meeting is usually scheduled about 60 days after the appointment process begins to allow the family and team members to get the four appointments completed and reports back to our agency.
• We try to meet with the family and/or interested parties within two weeks after the team meeting.

The entire process may take 4 - 6 months depending on the age of the child/client, complexity of their medical or mental health history, difficulty obtaining records, and our referral volume.

Referral Criteria

Age

• Evaluation and diagnosis before age 6 is strongly encouraged by FASD experts
• We do not accept referrals for individuals over age 18 
  
  

Maternal Alcohol History

• Alcohol exposure must be confirmed for this pregnancy to determine a medical diagnosis under the umbrella of FASDs
• We accept credible reporter/sources (family members, friends, etc.)
• If unsure, we can talk with you about ways to get this history
• Most women stop drinking when they realize they are pregnant BUT an alcohol exposure may have occurred prior to that during the early weeks and this matters
• Will accept on case-by-case basis if unknown. Examples:
  • a foreign-born adopted child
  • an individual with full facial features of FAS

​Statewide Referrals Accepted

To make a referral please download and complete the Referral Form below:

Download Referral Form

​And send it to us by fax or mail:

Fax:

​​Address:

(907) 865-7979

​​FASDx Services 
405 E. Fireweed Lane
​S​uite 205 
Anchorage AK 99503

“I just want to say...WOW!  So impressed with the professionalism that I just experienced! Meeting with the team and hearing from the panel with such beneficial information. Thank you all for your time and care you put into our son!”                                      
​- Evelyn, mother of 5 year old (diagnosis in 2017)