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fetal alcohol syndrome versus fetal alcohol exposure. What's the difference?
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Well,
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fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects are conditions in which
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Children are exposed to alcohol while still in the womb.
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Now they're both pretty much the same thing,
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but they both differ in their own ways,
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regardless of,
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you know, physical and
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mental attributes. Now,
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how are they different? You ask.
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F. A. S.
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Is usually classified by a dramatic physical effects that alcohol had in the womb.
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And those later play out after birth and they're very apparent in Children. And
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people I think,
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you know,
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as you get older, the effects kind of, you know,
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their physical attributes aren't as a parent as they are when you're a child.
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And so it's kind of hard to tell. An adult Boone a child has F. A. S.
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It's pretty
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it is very significant
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physical attributes.
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And if A is usually attributed with mental issues, you know,
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these kids have bad tempers, bad behaviors,
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they're very anti social and they don't understand a lot of,
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you know, social cues and stuff
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and like I said, it tends to affect behavior learning as well as limits attention,
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memory and judgment.
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Here's a picture of,
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you know, Children with F. A. S.
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Or F. E. You can see it on the left hand side,
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there's a normal brain in the middle. There is,
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you know,
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some alcohol exposure and then far right is just significant alcohol exposure.
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And then here is a
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fetal alcohol syndrome, facial characteristics.
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You can see that they're, you know, the eyes are kind of
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kind of differently shaped, They're a bit squinted, a little weird.
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The space between the nose and the mouth is elongated
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typically, and it's very smooth, you know? And then the upper left is pretty small.
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FPs is a serious and irreversible disability.
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It typically affects 3-5% of Children worldwide
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and this condition makes Children more likely to
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develop other mental health problems and commit crimes.
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Is there any help with people with this condition?
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Yes, there's various amounts,
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there's behavior and education therapy and there's
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certain medications that can help these Children
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if the N. F. A. S.
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Children alike can qualify for special needs classes,
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depending on how severe there.
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You know, conditions are
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overall,
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they both are serious disabilities caused by
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drinking alcohol while still in the womb.
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And there are ways to help these Children with
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this disability and they often overcome their disability.
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Thank you.