Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

A range of neurological and behavioral disorders that can occur when a pregnant woman drinks alcohol



Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

  • Short palpebral fissues, abnormal philtrum, thin upper lip, hypoplastic midface

  • Neurodevelopment disorder (more than one may be identified, but not all conditions must be present)



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  • Head circumference < 10th percentile

  • Intellectual impairment

  • Attention deficit disorder

  • Impaired motor skills

  • Hyperactivity

  • Neurosensory hearing loss4-year-old with FAS and agenesis

  • Problems with reasoning and judgment

  • Learning disabilities

  • Inability to appreciate consequences

  • Impaired visual/spatial skills

  • Memory problems

  • Delayed development

  • Attachment concerns

    • *Some; not all children with fetal alcohol syndrome will have these features