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History
 | During 1995 a small
team of South African medical personnel was invited to investigate possible
clinical causes for an alarming incidence of learning disabilities among
pre-school children attending the Trudi Thomas Children's Centre on the
outskirts of Cape Town.
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| To assist the
parents of FASD Children
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| Led by Professor
Denis Viljoen, who at the time was Deputy Head of the Department of Human
Genetics at the University of Cape Town Medical School, the team discovered
evidence of unprecedented levels of FAS among children attending the centre
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| The severity of the
problem prompted Professor Viljoen to travel to the United States to seek
support to extend investigations into FASD in the Western Cape.
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| The presentation of
these and other early findings to health care agencies in the United States
confirmed that South Africa was potentially faced with the highest reported
prevalence of FASD in the world - a situation that prompted US health
authorities to support the research efforts of Professor Viljoen and his
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| This response led to the formation of FARR in January 1997. |
Contact
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Telephone:
+27 (0) 21 686 2645 /6/7
Fax:
+27
(0) 21 685-7034
Postal address
37 Thornhill Road, Rondebosch, 7700, South Africa
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: Leana Olivier
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