Music, refreshments and information will be all be served up at Queens Park in downtown Owen Sound on Friday.
It is “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day” and everyone is invited to take part in the event from 3:30 PM until 5:30 PM across from the public library.
One of the organizers, Karen Stockwell, says the disorder is a brain-based physical disability and it cannot be cured.
The neurological, physical and behavioural effects are a result of the exposure to alcohol in the womb.
Characteristics of FASD are difficulty in judgement and reasoning, poor memory, an inability to think abstractly, trouble at school or trouble keeping a job.
Today’s awareness day in Owen Sound is designed to prevent future fetal alcohol births — but also show the amount of community support for those living with the disorder.
