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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Kosta Leontarakis HLTH 401_02: Teaching of Health. FYI. In 1981 the Surgeon General first advised that women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects.

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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  1. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Kosta Leontarakis HLTH 401_02: Teaching of Health

  2. FYI • In 1981 the Surgeon General first advised that women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects. • Public law 100-690 was implemented in 1989, requiring warning labels on all alcoholic beverages sold in the United States. • Since 1990 the Dietary Guidelines for Americans have stated that women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant should not drink alcohol.

  3. FASD & FAS • FASD stands for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. This is not a diagnostic term, but is an umbrella term that encompasses all disabilities caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol. There are five diagnoses under the FASD umbrella: • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) with confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) without confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure • Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (pFAS) • Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND) • Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD)

  4. What kind of damage can this cause?

  5. Signs and Symptoms • low birth weight • small head circumference • failure to thrive • developmental delay • organ dysfunction • facial abnormalities, including smaller eye openings, flattened cheekbones, and indistinct philtrum (an underdeveloped groove between the nose and the upper lip) • epilepsy • poor coordination/fine motor skills • poor socialization skills, such as difficulty building and maintaining friendships and relating to groups • lack of imagination or curiosity • learning difficulties, including poor memory, inability to understand concepts such as time and money, poor language comprehension, poor problem-solving skills • behavioral problems, including hyperactivity, inability to concentrate, social withdrawal, stubbornness, impulsiveness, and anxiety

  6. Why Drink While Pregnant!?

  7. Most Common Reasons Why Pregnant Woman Drink… • Women may be unaware that they are pregnant; therefore, continue drinking only to realize when it is too late, and the damage has already been done. • Alcohol use may be the social norm; thus, the woman may not realize the health risks drinking poses to their unborn children. • Women may know other women who drank during pregnancy and who have children who appear healthy. As a result, such women do not appreciate the mental problems in children that stem out of drinking during pregnancy. • Women may not know how much harm alcohol can cause. A night of binge drinking during pregnancy can cause serious damage. • Women may drink alcohol so as to cope harsh life situations such as violence, poverty, isolation, despair and/ or depression • Women may be struggling with addiction

  8. Activity • Locate the letter in your packet from a child with FASD that correlates with your group number. • Read the letter with your group members. • Does the child mention any of his/her symptoms? • How is this child effected? Physically/Mentally? Emotionally? • How is this child’s life different as a result of having FAS? • Summarize your letter and report your findings to the class.

  9. Lesson Closure, Can you… • Name three symptoms of FAS? • Name some reasons why mother’s drink while pregnant? • Tell me how FAS can be prevented? (Yes, it’s a VERY simple answer!!)

  10. Works Cited • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome . (n.d.). YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . Retrieved February 22, 2012, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxy3qoKD0I8 • Comprehensive Health and Physical Education, 2.4 Human Relationships and Sexuality All students will acquire knowledge about the physical, emotional, and social aspects of human relationships and sexuality and apply these concepts to support a healthy, ac. (n.d.). The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. Retrieved February 22, 2012, from http://www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/standards/2/2-4-C.htm • Hicks, M., & Tough, S. (n.d.). Medscape: Medscape Access. Medscape: Medscape Access. Retrieved February 22, 2012, from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/709436 • Hunter, S. (n.d.). EGG EXPERIMENT – FASD .wmv | Fetal Alchohol Syndrome. Fetal alcohol syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects. Retrieved February 22, 2012, from http://www.fetalalcoholsyndromehelp.com/?p=966 • Watson, S. (n.d.). Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Special Education. Retrieved February 22, 2012, from http://specialed.about.com/od/disabilities/a/fas2.htm

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