Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a congenital syndrome. It is known to be caused by alcohol consumption by the mother during pregnancy. Intellectual and mental disabilities, stunt of growth, behavioral problems, learning disabilities and a lack of sense for cause and effect are just a few of the characteristics of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. New research shows that the father's’ drinking habits prior to conception can also contribute to fetal abnormalities. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is 100% preventable. With the growing number of children being born with this non-hereditary intellectual and developmental disability, the discussion comes as to whether or not consuming alcohol during pregnancy is a form of child abuse, which is a punishable by law.
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Drinking alcohol is known to cause a group of conditions called fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Effects can include physical problems and behavioral problems such as difficulties with learning and remembering, understanding and following directions, controlling emotions and experiencing meltdowns, communicating and socializing and activities of daily living such as feeding, bathing, and taking care of personal hygiene.Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most serious type of FASD. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a general term used to define both physical and mental defects that a child can have if alcohol is consumed during pregnancy. Prenatal alcohol exposure leads to neurobehavioral disorders which includes deficits in general intellectual functioning, visual-spatial processing, attention, and academic achievement. There may also be a delay in the development of motor development which affects a child's fine motor skills. A child exposed to alcohol during the prenatal stage may also experience additional impairments such as social abilities and psychological functioning. These children also experience difficulties such as anxiety, social skills, and academic achievement, depression, and attention problems; and more deficits in social skills, such as manners and interactions with …show more content…
This damage to the brain may be evident in a lack of intellectual functioning and academic skills also a delay in verbal learning, memory, reception and reflex, balance, understanding of cause and effect, and other cognitive and motor skills. Unfortunately these delays are present and consistent throughout the person's life.
Autopsies of the brains of children with FAS have demonstrated widespread and severe damage, including the following Malformations of the brain tissue, both in the "gray matter" and "white matter" regions. Failure of certain brain regions (e.g., the corpus callosum) to develop. Failure of certain cells to migrate to their appropriate locations during embryonic brain development. A tendency for the tissue to die in some brain regions (e.g., the cerebellum). "Prenatal Exposure To Alcohol." Alcohol Research & Health 24.1 (2000): 32. Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 Oct.
Drinking alcohol is known to cause a group of conditions called fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Effects can include physical problems and behavioral problems such as difficulties with learning and remembering, understanding and following directions, controlling emotions and experiencing meltdowns, communicating and socializing and activities of daily living such as feeding, bathing, and taking care of personal hygiene.Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most serious type of FASD. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a general term used to define both physical and mental defects that a child can have if alcohol is consumed during pregnancy. Prenatal alcohol exposure leads to neurobehavioral disorders which includes deficits in general intellectual functioning, visual-spatial processing, attention, and academic achievement. There may also be a delay in the development of motor development which affects a child's fine motor skills. A child exposed to alcohol during the prenatal stage may also experience additional impairments such as social abilities and psychological functioning. These children also experience difficulties such as anxiety, social skills, and academic achievement, depression, and attention problems; and more deficits in social skills, such as manners and interactions with …show more content…
This damage to the brain may be evident in a lack of intellectual functioning and academic skills also a delay in verbal learning, memory, reception and reflex, balance, understanding of cause and effect, and other cognitive and motor skills. Unfortunately these delays are present and consistent throughout the person's life.
Autopsies of the brains of children with FAS have demonstrated widespread and severe damage, including the following Malformations of the brain tissue, both in the "gray matter" and "white matter" regions. Failure of certain brain regions (e.g., the corpus callosum) to develop. Failure of certain cells to migrate to their appropriate locations during embryonic brain development. A tendency for the tissue to die in some brain regions (e.g., the cerebellum). "Prenatal Exposure To Alcohol." Alcohol Research & Health 24.1 (2000): 32. Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 Oct.