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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Jacob Kabaivanoff
The name Fetal Alcohol Syndrome was first coined by a group comprised of pediatricians and psychiatrists in a 1973 newspaper. The article was published to warn alcoholic mothers of the defects their children could face.
HISTORY
EARLY TRACES
Even though ancient Greek doctors linked alcohol with birth defects, alcohol was used to reduce the pain of labor throughout a pregnancy.
FAS has one sole cause.
CAUSES
DRINKING WHILE PREGNANT
HOW MUCH?
Although drinking pregnant is NEVER recommended, along with many other things such as drugs, caffeine, and roller coasters, the first five weeks have very little impact on the child's growth. A glass of wine here and there in this time frame would do virtually nothing. However, precautions should always be taken. After about the 6th week, abstaining from drugs becomes vital very quickly. The more you drink, the worse the symptoms. What are the symptoms?
HOW MUCH?
Babies born with FAS are known to have a substantial amount of symptoms. With an abundance of physical, mental, emotional, functional setbacks, FAS is one of the most tragic birth defects.
SYMPTOMS
FAS has many physical affectations such as a wide, low bridged nose; wide-set eyes; rounded face; flat philtrum; thin upper lip; small head circumference, small eye opening; eye skin folds on the face. As for the body, it comes with growth deficency which results in rounded limbs, low height and weight, and simian creases on the palms. Internal problems such as heart murmurs, structural brain deformity, VSD and ASD, and abnormal kidneys.
PHYSICAL
PHYSICAL
MENTAL
MENTAL
Their mental issues include learning disabilities, academic achievement, impulse control, social perception, communication, abstraction, math skills, memory, attention,
judgement, memory, cognition, lacking social/adaptive skills, language skills, unresponsive to normal parenting and many more.
They are suceptable to symptoms similar to ADHD. They have a hard time focusing and learning. They also detach themselves from cargivers, can't bond, are socially timid, and overly friendly, which are all symptoms of moderate Autism. Autism is the most comparable emotional and developmental birth defect with many common affectations.
EMOTIONAL
EMOTIONAL
FUNTIONAL
FUNCTIONAL
Children with FAS can be prone to seizures, poor coordination, nystagmus, sensitive nervous system, weak CNS skills, and more.
TREATMENT
TREATMENT
Most children born with FAS are born with a dependency to alcohol that needs to attended along with emotional needs to be met with therapy.
OUTCOMES
OUTCOME
Children born with FAS have very hard times aprehending language skills and mathematics and usually have extremely low test scores. They also become emotionally distant, anxious, and want to be indepentent, but usually cannot handle thatb kind of lifestyle.
EXTRAS
EXTRAS
Although FAS shows many signs of other conditions, it doesn't actually lead to or commonly come with any other conditions, with the exception of depression usually rooting from one's own thoughts. For a more info, checkout the DSM IV section or for a more personal story, you can watch this two minute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfyYUq1yjTk