Alcohol
degree of prenatal alcohol exposure and physical birth defects, growth, brain and
behavioral deficiencies. Some other things show that in not as severe cases of FAS may
deal with maturity, abnormalities of the upper lip and small eye openings, short
stuture,and small head continue. Brain and behavioral deficits also continue including
lower IQ and a number of behavioral disorders.
Children with FAS and FAE are often described as hyperactive, disstactible, or
impulsive. they often have short attention spans similar to attention deficit dirorder, but
with lower IQ's particularly in the FAS child. In addition to attention deficits, problems
with judgement, comprehension, and abstract think are common. Some new research
says that kids with FAS and FAE are more vulerable to alcohol exposure.
Another thing is newborns exposed to alcohol before birth may have a weak sucking
responce and irregular sucking patterns early in life