Background Info
Mothers have abused alcohol during this stage to cause FAS
What is pregnancy?
Official diagnosis of FAS include these.
What is 3 facial features, growth problems, and CNS abnormalities?
Infants have these abilities reduced
What is sucking, sucking, and rooting
Cognitive deficits affect these
What are memory, problem solving, quantitative reasoning, attention
FAS has been a clinical diagnosis for this long
What is 40 years?
Alcohol induced defects include these
What is pre- and post-natal growth deficiencies, minor facial abnormalities, and damage to Central Nervous System?
Three facial features include these
What are smooth philtrum, thin vermillion border, and small palpebral fissures?
Infants may these these kinds of tubes to feed
What are nasogastric, orogastric, or gastrostomy
Behavior problems can be in the form of these
What is impulsivity, blaming others, hyperactive behavior, poor reasoning and judgement
Physical growth, development, and structural defects are examples of this
What are major factors needed to diagnose FAS?
This is an environmental agent that negatively impacts the course of normal embryonic or fetal development
What is a teratogen?
These are a part of the Central Nervous System abnormalities
What are structural, neurological, and functional deficits
SLP treatment includes this
What are pragmatic/ social conversation intervention, language and literacy comprehension intervention, memory attention comprehension
Fatigue, tantrums, Irritability, frustration, anger, aggression,Fear, anxiety, avoidance, withdrawal, Mental health problems, Easily overwhelmed, Poor self-esteem, Self-destructive are examples of this
This makes FAS difficult to determine
What is detailed accounts of specific drinking patterns, estimated BAC, and exact times the fetus was exposed to alcohol?
These parts of the brain are reduced
What are the corpus callosum, cerebellum, and basal ganglia?
This is not necessary for FAS diagnosis
What is evidence of prenatal alcohol exposure
These are examples of specific interventions and programs
What are Good Buddies, Math Interactive Learning Experience, Parent and Children Together, Families Moving Forward, Parent Child Interaction Therapy.
FASD in adulthood can result in this
What are alcohol/ substance abuse, depression, academic failure, inappropriate behavior, problems with employment, social isolation, homelessness
Extent of alcohol exposure, drinking pattern, and other maternal risk factors are examples of this
What are contributors to variability in FAS
Poor organizational and planning skills, concrete thinking, lack of inhibition, and poor judgement are examples of this.
What is executive functioning?
Growth deficit is at this percentile
What is at or below 10th percentile
These are some medications to treat behavioral/ cognitive difficulties
What are stimulants, Antidepressants, Neuroleptics, Anti-anxiety medications
Accommodations for behavior management can include these
What are creating rules to target specific behaviors, adjusting the environment, providing feedback, allowing for breaks, being accommodating.
Types of individual, behavioral, physical, and genetic factors that are most likely to lead to having a child with FASD
What is research that is needed?