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growth, mental, and physical problems that may occur in a baby when a mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
100
There are five different type of training they have proved to be helpful when treating children who suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome.
Fact (friendship training, specialized math training, executive functioning training, parent-child interaction therapy, Behavior management training)
100
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is 100% preventable
True
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Pregnant women who were employed were nearly ____ times more likely to engage in binge drinking compared with pregnant women who weren't employed.
2.5 times more likely
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This gender suffers more greatly from the social effects of FAS.
Female
200
This training teaches children methods and different tools to help improve math skill and knowledge for children.
What is specialized math training
200
There is no treatment for fetal alcohol syndrome
Fact!
200
There is no “safe time” to drink alcohol during pregnancy
True!
200
Fetal Alcohol syndrome (FAS) occurs one in every _____ births in the United States
Fetal alcohol syndrome occurs in 1 of every 1,000 births
200
services that only help children from birth to 3 years of age in order to teach the child important skills
What is early intervention services
300
This act states that children younger than 3 years of age who are at risk of having developmental delays may be eligible for services. The early intervention system in your state will help you have your child evaluated and provided services if your child qualifies
What is IDEA (The individuals with Disabilities Education Act )
300
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the third leading cause of mental disability in the United States today
Fiction, Fetal alcohol syndrome is the number one leading cause of mental disability in the United States today! (CDC.org)
300
There are only two types of alcohol that are "safe" to drink during pregnancy
False! There is NO "safe" alcoholic beverage to drink during pregnancy
300
Between 2006 and 2010 ___ % of pregnant women reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days
10% of pregnant women reported drinking alcohol in the last 30 days
300
Although there is no cure for fetal alcohol syndrome, name 2 treatment options for a child who is suffering from FAS
Anxiety medication (will help with anxious/aggressive behavior) Anti-depressants (will help with changes in mood, aggressive behavior, irritability) Stimulants (will help with hyperactivity, and other behavioral issues)
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This training teaches behavioral awareness and self-control and improves executive functioning skills, such as memory, cause and effect, reasoning, planning, and problem solving
What is Executive Functioning Training
400
Doctor’s cannot diagnose a child with fetal alcohol syndrome until after the child is born
Fact!
400
In the United States 20% of all pregnancies are unplanned
False! Half of all pregnancies in the United States are unplanned
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____% of pregnant women between ages 35 and 44 admitted to drinking during pregnancy
14%
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Name Three mental problems that can occur from someone who suffers from FAS
Poor coordination skills Hyperactive behavior/difficulty paying attention Learning disabilities Speech Disabilities
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the range of the many disorders that is caused by prenatal alcohol exposure is known as
What is The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs)
500
The First Trimester of pregnancy is when the fetus is most greatly affected by alcohol consumption.
True
500
1960 is the year when the first case of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome was reported.
False, 1973
500
____% of pregnant women between ages 18 and 24 reported drinking alcohol during pregnany
What is 4.2%
500
Name 3 Physical signs of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Under developed jaw Widely spaced eyes small/thin upper lip smaller head Shorter height Smooth Philtrum