Don’t fight Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders alone.
Find your community on the free RareGuru App.Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects can include physical problems and problems with behavior and learning. Often, a person with an FASD has a range of these problems, as not all signs and symptoms are present in all children with the disorder. This range includes:
If one child in a family is diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome, it may be important to evaluate his or her siblings to determine whether they also have fetal alcohol syndrome, if the mother drank alcohol during these pregnancies.
The information on this page is sourced from The Mayo Clinic.
Source: GARD Last updated on 05-01-20
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) conducts research focused on improving the treatment and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems to reduce the enormous health, social, and economic consequences of this disease. Click on the link to view information on this topic.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has created a fact sheet on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. To view this fact sheet, click on the above link.
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has several fact sheets on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Click on the link to read more.
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