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Individual disorders within the spectrum are diagnosed; the term FASD itself is not a clinical diagnosis. represents the most serious end of the FASD spectrum.
Emaxhealth Deborah Mitchell 2010
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FYI: these days FAS is called FASD because research shows the spectrum of issues is too complicated for the FAS term.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics plans to issue new guidelines this year urging pediatricians to look for signs of FAS and FASD in their young patients and urge parents to seek help.
Stricter Thinking on Alcohol During Pregnancy Melinda Beck 2012
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Experts think as many as 40,000 a year have some neurological or behavior issues caused by prenatal alcohol exposure, a broader, less well-defined range of conditions known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, or FASD.
Stricter Thinking on Alcohol During Pregnancy Melinda Beck 2012
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In the U.S., experts say most children who fit the criteria for FAS or FASD never get a formal diagnosis.
Stricter Thinking on Alcohol During Pregnancy Melinda Beck 2012
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If you haven't lived with a child whose every moment is not typical because of FASD, you cannot begin to imagine the difference.
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There is not enough love in any parent's heart to make the neorological damage of FASD to go away, not enough to give them a "normal" day.
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FASD is a daily trial by fire, there is no such thing as a quiet, boring day.
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Measurable concentrations of maternal blood alcohol produce the recognizable clinical entity of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
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These effects might involve damage other than FASD or its most severe form, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) -- subtle damage not yet clinically recognized.
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