Identifying effective approaches to support parents and caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Publication year: 2018
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is used “to describe
a broader spectrum of presentations and disabilities resulting
from alcohol exposure in utero.”(1) FASD affects fetal and
brain development and may result in limitations to any of an
individual’s: memory; sensory integration; social
communication; language processing; emotional regulation;
adaptive functioning; and other executive functions that may
make conforming to social, behavioural and cognitive
expectations difficult.(2; 3) These effects may mean that
individuals affected by FASD are unable to live independently,
have difficulty securing employment, and experience
behavioural challenges that increase their risk of being in
conflict with the law.