FASD destroys adopted children's lives as parents battle an indifferent system

Thousands of children with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) — permanent brain damage caused by mothers drinking during pregnancy — remain invisible to Poland's care and education systems. Adoptive parents, such as Iza, mother of Ignacy, are forced to seek legal guardianship because institutions fail to recognise the condition. Officials ignore the scale of the problem, leaving affected children without proper support.

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