1. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) refers to a group of conditions that can occur in individuals whose mothers drank alcohol during pregnancy. It is not caused by poverty, race, or a person's moral character.
2. FASD affects 2-5% of school-aged children in North America and Europe. It impacts people from all backgrounds.
3. People with FASD can experience growth problems, facial abnormalities, brain damage, and confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure. They may have issues with cognition, adaptation, executive function, memory, communication, attention, and achievement.
11. Facial characteristics Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Education, Special Programs Branch (1996) Teaching Students with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects: A Resource Guide for Teachers
Talk about the Italian study, here Nevertheless, the rates of FASD identified in Italy have been higher than were predicted by the scant literature on FAS in Italy [May et al., 2006a,b] and other mainstream Western European populations. The proportion of PFAS cases far exceeds those of FAS in Italy. The rates of FAS reported from the Italian studies ranged from 3.7 to 9.2 per 1,000, PFAS from 15.7 to 43.8 per 1,000, and the prevalence of total FASD is estimated as 2-- 5.5% in the first grade children.
A little about the Spectrum idea, here
Note that other areas of growth can be affected; Cardiac Genitourinary Bone structure Dentition And recently, immune system
epicanthic fold , epicanthal fold , or epicanthus is a skin fold of the upper eyelid , from the nasal bone to the inferior side of the eyebrow , covering the inner corner ( medial canthus ) of the eye . It is a normal trait for a large percentage of humans . This lower fold of the upper eyelid gives the eyes of some East Asians an appearance which seems relatively narrower and almond -like in comparison to most persons of Western (Caucasian) and Sub-Saharan African descent, whose eyes seem wider due to a higher upper eyelid fold. The term "epicanthic fold" refers to a visually categorized feature of the eyelid; however, there are different underlying explanations of the causes. For instance, one theory is based on the fact that the fold is almost always associated with absent to near-absent brow ridges and vice versa , thus causing some to posit that the absent brow ridge is responsible for the occurence of the fold.
This is “full fas” It only represents about 10% of the affected population. Facial markers usually fade with age and are uncommon among adults. Not as easy to recognise as it would seem: Story re guy who was stealing airplanes last October…
Background One anomaly that has been seen in FAS is agenesis of the corpus callosum. While not common, it occurs in FAS cases (~6%) more frequently than in the general population (0.1%) or in the developmentally disabled population (2-3%). In fact it has been suggested that FAS may be the most common cause of agenesis of the corpus callosum. In the top left picture, is a control brain. The other images are from children with FAS. In the top middle the corpus callosum is present, but it is very thin at the posterior section of the brain. In the upper right the corpus callosum is essentially missing. The bottom two pictures are from a 9 year old girl with FAS. She has agenesis of the corpus callosum and the large dark area in the back of her brain above the cerebellum is a condition known as coprocephaly. It is essentially empty space. Most children with FAS do have a corpus callosum, although it may be reduced in size. The reduction in size occurs primarily in the front and rear portions (genu and splenium). One interesting item is that this same pattern of reduction in the genu and splenium has been found in ADHD children. The behavioral problems seen in FAS frequently are similar to those seen in ADHD. References Mattson, S. N., Jernigan, T. L., & Riley, E. P. (1994a). MRI and prenatal alcohol exposure. Alcohol Health & Research World, 18 (1), 49-52. Mattson, S. N., & Riley, E. P. (1995). Prenatal exposure to alcohol: What the images reveal. Alcohol Health & Research World, 19 (4), 273-277. Riley, E. P., Mattson, S. N., Sowell, E. R., Jernigan, T. L., Sobel, D. F., & Jones, K. L. (1995). Abnormalities of the corpus callosum in children prenatally exposed to alcohol. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 19 (5), 1198-1202.
Low IQ protective factor—why?
Linkage of cause & effect…
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Language disabilities often do not appear until child is out of primary grades. Masked by articulation disorders (craniofacial stuff) Masked by interpretations of behaviour. 3:31
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Note that although response to stimulus may seem out of proportion, the distress is real.
2:12 on video Social implications
Caution re “whole language” –inferring meaning can be a problem, generally teaching decoding seems to work better