Everything You Wanted To Know About FAS/FAE, but were afraid to ask! © 1999-2002 Teresa Kellerman - FAS Community Resource Center
A Message For Mom: Alcohol exposure during pregnancy can cause mental retardation, hyperactivity, attention deficits, behavior problems, learning disabilities, memory deficits, birth defects, and death. If you are pregnant, or think you might be, stay alcohol free, for your good health, and that of your baby. For more information, log on to: http://www.fasstar.com/fas		Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is the leading known cause of mental retardation in western civilization today. FAS affects more than 5,000 new babies each year in the U.S., and other neurological disabilities occur in as many as 50,000 more babies every year. There is no cure for FAS; but it is 100% preventable. For more information, log on to: http://www.fasstar.com/fas
FAS FACTS About 25% of all babies are exposed to alcohol in utero. Some will have mental retardation, birth defects, ADHD, learning disabilities, behavior problems, memory deficits, and/or arrested social development. US taxpayers spend $2 billion dollars/yr to treat FAS. The lifetime cost for one child with FAS: $5 million. For more information, log on to: http://www.fasstar.com/fas		BABIES AT RISK! Between 15% - 20% of women drink while they are pregnant. Women at highest risk of having babies with alcohol related birth defects are those who smoke, are single, are students, have a college education, or with annual household income greater than $50,000. Men at highest risk of fathering babies with problems include those who drank heavily during adolescence and those who drank heavily at the time of conception. For more information, log on to: http://www.fasstar.com/fas

STATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY Static Encephalopathy means permanent or unchanging brain damage. The effects on development depend on the part of the brain involved and on the severity of the damage. Developmental problems may include cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, mental retardation, autism, PDD, speech delays, attention deficits, hearing & vision impairments, oral motor problems, and arrested social development. The leading cause of developmental disabilities characterized by Static Encephalopathy is consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. For more information, log on to: http://www.fasstar.com/fas		FAS - SEVEN SECRETS TO SUCCESS Structure with daily routine, using simple, concrete rules Cues, reminders can be verbal, audio, visual, whatever works Role models (family & TV), children learn what they live Environment with low sensory stimulation (small classroom) Attitude, understand organicity of behavior, not willful misconduct Medication helps most children & adults (stimulant + antidepressant) Supervision 24/7, due to impulse control & poor judgment for life For more information, log on to: http://www.fasstar.com/fas
FAS/FAE Developmental Levels Physical maturity ===========================> 18 Expressive Language ============================> 20 Reading ability =========================> 16 Comprehension =========> 6 Money, time concepts =========> 8 Living skills ====================> 11 Emotional maturity =======> 6 Social skills =============> 7 For more information, log on to: http://www.fasstar.com/fas		FAS LINKS FASLINK SUPPORT: http://www.acbr.com/fas/faslink.htm FASWORLD: http://www.fasworld.com FAS FACT SHEET: http://www.ncadd.org/defects.html FAS INFO: http://www.fasstar.com/fas FAS RESEARCH: http://www.come-over.to/FAS/Research.htm FAS NEWS ONLINE: http://www.come-over.to/FAS/Citizen/ FAS BOOKS & POSTERS: http://www.come-over.to/FAS/store FAS EDUCATION: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/fas/ FAS RESOURCES: http://www.come-over.to/FAS/fasrefs.htm FAS PIX & STORIES: http://www.come-over.to/fasstar/ Email Teresa Kellerman: tkellerman@mindspring.com