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The author states that, “Two studies have found that children with prenatal exposure to alcohol were rated by their
teachers as less socially competent and more aggressive in the classroom than their classmates.”
The author states that, “The most salient problems were failure to consider the consequences of one's actions, lack of
responsiveness to social cues, and poor interpersonal relationships.”
The author states that, “On the Personality Inventory for Children (PIC), the two domains identified by parents of
FAS/FAE children as being the most problematic were cognitive function and delinquency. These children were more
likely to exhibit antisocial behaviours, lack consideration for the rights and feelings of others, and to resist limits and
requests made by authority figures.”
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is not an easy disorder for modern day doctors to diagnose. This is due,
in part, by the fact the we do not have the technology to accurately measure when and how much alcohol the fetus was
exposed to in gestation. Exposure to alcohol can have varying effects depending on the stage of development that the fetus
was exposed. Doctors usually don’t learn about the fetus’s alcohol exposure until many years after the child is born, when
they begin to exhibit behaviors that parallel the behaviors of those affected by FASD. Children also cannot be diagnosed
with FASD unless they meet very specific criteria, such as facial distortion. Because many alcohol exposed children do
not meet these requirements/criteria, they cannot receive the same treatment that other children with FASD would.
Without proper diagnosis from a doctor, many children cannot receive special treatment in school that tend to their special
needs. They are forced to function and live as the average child would when their brains are far less developed than the
average child. Children with FASD tend to have a lack of social responsiveness, lack of consideration for others, failure to
consider the consequences of their actions, and exhibit antisocial and delinquent behaviors. Because of their inability to
control these behaviors, teachers and authority figures unaware of their mental struggles often reprimand them harshly for
their repeated bad behavior, when in fact the child cannot see that they have done anything wrong. Due to these
experiences during their childhood development, they often develop feelings of low self-esteem and incompetence or
inferiority.
Work Cited (correct MLA format):
Jacobson, Sandra. Joseph Jacobson. “FAS/FAE and Its Impact on Psychosocial Child Development.” Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD), Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development, Feb. 2003
I’m assuming that this is a reliable source because this was published in an online Encyclopedia.
Research Log #7
The author states that, “investigators found that in a group of children living in poverty, there was an even greater
association between PAE and attachment insecurity.”
The author states that, “prenatal exposure in the poverty sample also related to temperamental differences in the child, and
these temperamental differences affected the mother’s ability to relate to her child on an emotional level.
“Prenatal exposure to alcohol did not predict symptoms of schizophrenia but was predictive of symptoms of mania and
hypomania. These results confirm that children with PAE exhibit significantly more symptoms of psychopathology,
including mood, anxiety and disruptive disorders, when compared to children without exposure,” states the author.
The author states that, “A follow-up study of this cohort at age 21 revealed a strong relationship between prenatal binge
drinking and alcohol use disorders in the adult offspring,” about binge drinking in PAE adults.
The author states that, “In addition to psychiatric symptoms, early work from the Seattle Longitudinal Prospective Study
on Alcohol and Pregnancy revealed a relation between exposure and early experiences with alcohol among young
adolescents33 that developed into heavy drinking and alcohol-related problems in early adulthood.”
Alcohol exposure in utero has varying effects during the life span of PAE offspring. From birth, we can see a
difference in infants exposed to alcohol during gestation and those who were not. Those exposed to alcohol have been
found to form insecure attachments to their mothers and caregivers. They don’t form the same normal bond that average
infants would with their mothers and instead experience negativity or indifference towards their presence. These infants
show common behaviors of jitteriness, irritability, autonomic instability, slow habituation, low levels of arousal, and
increased levels of activity or disturbances in sleep patterns. Their insecure attachment to their mothers and caregivers as
infants often enable them to have less interpersonal relationships later in their teen and adult years. In their middle
childhood years, PAE children often exhibit signs of early childhood depression by the time they are six years of age. The
also show signs of separation anxiety disorder, general anxiety disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,
opposition disorder, and conduct disorder. They are unable to for relationships with their peers and with the adults in their
lives as a result to their insecure attachments during infancy. They also show early behaviors being antisocial and
delinquency. As adults, offspring exposed to alcohol show higher levels of conduct disorder than in their early and middle
childhood years. They exhibit behaviors closely related to illicit substance use disorders, alcohol dependency, and
antisocial/behavioral disorders. They are more likely to become addicted to and misuse alcohol and other drugs as they
mature. They also develop a strong dependence on toxic substances earlier in life than the average person.
The author states that, “Within two hours of maternal ingestion, fetal alcohol blood levels are similar to maternal alcohol
blood levels.”
“As noted in the above discussion, an individual with FAS may experience a lifelong litany of both physical and
intellectual challenges,” states the author.
The author states that, “Infants of mothers who drank during pregnancy may experience a spectrum of consequences that
range from "fetal alcohol effects" (FAE), alcohol-related birth defects (ARBD), and fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Fetal
alcohol syndrome is regarded as the most severe. Some children sustain no obvious side effects of maternal alcohol
consumption during pregnancy.”
The author states, “It is by far the most common human teratogen, with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
being the most common cause of developmental disability, affecting more than 1% of the general population in
North America.”
“Fewer than 10% of individuals with FAS are able to take care of themselves or live independently, regardless
of IQ,” states the author about the independence of FASD adults.
The author states that, “a baby doesn’t have a fully developed liver that can process alcohol, so alcohol can
easily get to and damage the baby’s organs. Prenatal alcohol exposure can result in a number of birth
complications including premature birth.”
The author states that, “Suspension, expulsion or drop out was experienced by 43% of children of school age in
the Streissguth sample. Involvement with the police, being charged or convicted of a crime was experienced by
42% of those in the study, and by about 60% of those age 12 and over. Alcohol and drug problems were
experienced by 30% of individuals age 12 and over in Streissguth’s sample.”