Long Term Affects Of Fas

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of their problems are mishandled which creates a very difficult and confusing childhood for these children. (McCreight, 1997).
Even when fetal alcohol effects are recognized there is limited treatment. There are hardly any programs in schools and society to help the children maintain normalcy. It was not until 1973 that the deficit was first acknowledged and given a name. Nearly thirty years later we are still having problems diagnosing and treating this incurable syndrome. The most obvious characteristics of those with FAS are facial deficits which include a short upturned nose, a small head, a broad and flattened face, a large space between the eyes, ears laid lower on the head, a long and thin upper lip and eyes with short slits. When a child with FAS has these characteristics the syndrome is easily recognized. Those FAE sufferers who are not recognized usually suffer from behavioral and cognitive learning problems.
Most sufferers of FAE are diagnosed with ...

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