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Direct linkHart, Shelley R.; Harrison, Molly J. – Communique, 2017
The Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism branch of the National Institute of Health (NIH) indicates that there is no known safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy (NIH, 2015). Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is the leading preventable cause of birth defects and neurodevelopmental abnormalities in the United States, which is not surprising given…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Neurological Impairments, Prenatal Influences
Green, Jennifer H. – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) affect a significant number of children in this country. This article addresses diagnostic issues related to fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and other alcohol-related disabilities, discusses associated features and behaviors of FASD, and introduces interventions to support children with FASD in…
Descriptors: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Congenital Impairments, Clinical Diagnosis, Alcohol Abuse
Peer reviewedStreissguth, Ann P. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1994
Summarizes facts about fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), including physical and mental symptoms; cause; prevalence overall and in Indian communities; and problems of infants, children, and adults with FAS. Emphasizes the importance of public awareness, professional education, and provision of community services to prevent FAS. Outlines specific…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, American Indians, Community Action
Download full textGessner, Bradford; Bischoff, Herbert; Perham-Hester, Kathy; Chandler, Bruce; Middaugh, John – 1998
This study examined the educational records of 36 children who met all or most of the criteria for fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and who were referred to special education in Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau (Alaska) school districts. Thirty of the children were found to have medical comorbidities independent of the findings generally associated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alcohol Abuse, Congenital Impairments, Disabilities
