The speech of an adoptive parent of an FASD daughter.... [more]
Statistics on infants exposed to drugs; alcohol and illicit drugs specifically addressed.... [more]
Discusses research regarding children with prenatal histories of substance abuse and the policies that govern such cases; provides information and suggestions for all involved.... [more]
Information for parents adopting a child with fetal alcohol syndrome.... [more]
What fetal alcohol syndrome is and how to deal with it.... [more]
Pregnancy provides a window of opportunity for intervention services that may help avoid the devastating individual, familial, and social costs of maternal drug and alcohol abuse.... [more]
Prenatal exposure to alcohol can cause a spectrum of disorders. One of the most severe effects of drinking during pregnancy is fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).... [more]
Pattern of malformation associated with FAS is not seen in children born to malnourished women, and alcohol has been found to be acutely toxic to the fetus independently of the effects of malnutrition.... [more]