Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs)

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause irreversible damage to an unborn baby.  If a baby is prenatally exposed to alcohol, they are at risk for having Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).  FASD is not a diagnosis, but is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may include physical, mental, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities with possible lifelong implications. There are many terms under the FASD umbrella, including these medical diagnoses: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Alcohol Related Neuro-developmental Disorders (ARND) Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD) Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (pFAS) FASD is a lifetime disability that affects each child differently.  Some children with an FASD have specific facial features and tend to be smaller in height and weight. They often have brain injury that never goes away. This means both the child’s thought process and behaviors may be very different than a child who was not prenatally exposed to alcohol. The brain damage is the most challenging part of this disability. – See more at: http://www.mofas.org/2014/05/what-is-fasd/#sthash.k18nFDTE.dpuf Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause irreversible damage to an unborn baby.  If a baby is prenatally exposed to alcohol, they are at risk for having Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).  FASD is not a diagnosis, but is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may include physical, mental, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities with possible lifelong implications. There are many terms under the FASD umbrella, including these medical diagnoses: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Alcohol Related Neuro-developmental Disorders (ARND) Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD) Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (pFAS) FASD is a lifetime disability that affects each child differently.  Some children with an FASD have specific facial features and tend to be smaller in height and weight. They often have brain injury that never goes away. This means both the child’s thought process and behaviors may be very different than a child who was not prenatally exposed to alcohol. The brain damage is the most challenging part of this disability. – See more at: http://www.mofas.org/2014/05/what-is-fasd/#sthash.k18nFDTE.dpuf Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause irreversible damage to an unborn baby.  If a baby is prenatally exposed to alcohol, they are at risk for having Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).  FASD is not a diagnosis, but is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may include physical, mental, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities with possible lifelong implications. There are many terms under the FASD umbrella, including these medical diagnoses: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Alcohol Related Neuro-developmental Disorders (ARND) Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD) Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (pFAS) FASD is a lifetime disability that affects each child differently.  Some children with an FASD have specific facial features and tend to be smaller in height and weight. They often have brain injury that never goes away. This means both the child’s thought process and behaviors may be very different than a child who was not prenatally exposed to alcohol. The brain damage is the most challenging part of this disability. – See more at: http://www.mofas.org/2014/05/what-is-fasd/#sthash.k18nFDTE.dpuf Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause irreversible damage to an unborn baby.  If a baby is prenatally exposed to alcohol, they are at risk for having Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).  FASD is not a diagnosis, but is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may include physical, mental, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities with possible lifelong implications. There are many terms under the FASD umbrella, including these medical diagnoses: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Alcohol Related Neuro-developmental Disorders (ARND) Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD) Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (pFAS) FASD is a lifetime disability that affects each child differently.  Some children with an FASD have specific facial features and tend to be smaller in height and weight. They often have brain injury that never goes away. This means both the child’s thought process and behaviors may be very different than a child who was not prenatally exposed to alcohol. The brain damage is the most challenging part of this disability. – See more at: http://www.mofas.org/2014/05/what-is-fasd/#sthash.k18nFDTE.dpuf Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause irreversible damage to an unborn baby.  If a baby is prenatally exposed to alcohol, they are at risk for having Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).  FASD is not a diagnosis, but is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may include physical, mental, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities with possible lifelong implications. There are many terms under the FASD umbrella, including these medical diagnoses: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Alcohol Related Neuro-developmental Disorders (ARND) Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD) Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (pFAS) FASD is a lifetime disability that affects each child differently.  Some children with an FASD have specific facial features and tend to be smaller in height and weight. They often have brain injury that never goes away. This means both the child’s thought process and behaviors may be very different than a child who was not prenatally exposed to alcohol. The brain damage is the most challenging part of this disability. – See more at: http://www.mofas.org/2014/05/what-is-fasd/#sthash.k18nFDTE.dpuf Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person who was exposed to alcohol before birth. FASDs are preventable if a baby is not exposed to alcohol before birth. Different FASD diagnoses are based on particular symptoms and include: Kab Mob Cawv Me Nyuam Hauv plab (FAS): FAS sawv cev rau qhov kawg ntawm FASD spectrum uas cuam tshuam tshaj plaws. Cov neeg uas muaj FAS muaj teeb meem ntawm lub paj hlwb hauv nruab nrab (CNS), cov yam ntxwv me me ntawm lub ntsej muag, thiab teeb meem kev loj hlob. Cov neeg uas muaj FAS tuaj yeem muaj teeb meem nrog kev kawm, kev nco qab, lub sijhawm mloog, kev sib txuas lus, kev pom kev, lossis kev hnov lus. Lawv yuav muaj kev sib xyaw ntawm cov teeb meem no. Cov neeg uas muaj FAS feem ntau muaj lub sijhawm nyuaj hauv tsev kawm ntawv thiab muaj teeb meem sib raug zoo nrog lwm tus. Kev Mob Hlwb Txog Kev Loj Hlob ntawm Lub Cev (ARND) Uas Cuam Tshuam Nrog Kev Haus Cawv: Cov neeg uas muaj ARND tej zaum yuav muaj teeb meem kev txawj ntse thiab teeb meem nrog kev coj cwj pwm thiab kev kawm. Lawv yuav kawm tsis tau zoo hauv tsev kawm ntawv thiab muaj teeb meem nrog kev suav lej, kev nco qab, kev mloog zoo, kev txiav txim siab, thiab kev tswj tsis tau lub siab xav. Kev Mob Me Nyuam Yug Los Ntawm Kev Haus Cawv (ARBD): Cov neeg uas muaj ARBD tej zaum yuav muaj teeb meem nrog lub plawv, lub raum, pob txha, lossis kev hnov lus. Lawv yuav muaj cov no sib xyaw.