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SECTION 4Diagnosis of FASFig. 6 Major maternal risk factors associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome andalcohol-related birth defectsU.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services 10th Special Report to the U.S. Congress on Alcohol and Health, June 2000.Fig. 7 reflects dataobtained from the1999 and 2000National HouseholdSurveys on DrugAbuse.Fig. 7 Percentages of females aged 15 to 44 reporting pastmonth use of alcohol, by pregnancy status and age: 1999and 2000FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS florida resource guide 21
SECTION 4Diagnosis of FASPhysical and Neurodevelopmental CharacteristicsChildren with FAS possess certain characteristics in common, as wellas a variety of effects that affect each child differently. However, allchildren with FAS possess facial abnormalities, most easilyrecognizable from ages two through 10; growth retardation thatmanifests itself in below average height throughout the lifetime andbelow average weight until adolescence; and central nervous systemdysfunction.Facial features characteristic of FAS include epicanthal folds, shortpalpebral fissures (eye slits), thin upper lip, shortened upturned nose,flattened, smooth wide philtrum, and flat midface.Fig. 8 Facial Features Associated with FASfrom National Institutes of Health Publication No. 99-4368Growth retardation associated with children with FAS includes lowbirth weight for gestational age, decelerating weight not caused bypoor nutrition, and disproportionately low weight to height.Equally serious characteristics of FAS are the invisible symptoms ofneurological damage including mental retardation, attention andmemory deficits, hyperactivity, poor problem solving skills, difficultylearning from consequences, poor judgment, immature behavior, poorimpulse control, and difficulty with abstract concepts such as space,time, and money.22 FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS florida resource guide
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