CHYS 2P35 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Etiology, Extreme Weight Loss, Solitude
15 Jan 2016
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Fasd is a combination of mental and physical disabilities become a spectrum disorder. Fasd is a lifelong condition can look like adhd/ld. Fasd is caused by maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Fasd estimated at 1 in 1000 live births. It is estimated that one in 100 people is affected by prenatal alcohol exposure (fasd or fae) more prevalent than autism. A teratogen is a substance that interferes with the normal development of the fetus. Specifically, alcohol is a neurobehavioural teratogen - alcohol can damage the brain and change behaviour behavioural learning issues. During the first trimester of pregnancy, exposure to alcohol can cause abnormalities in the physical structure of the fetus most susceptible during 1st trimester (organs, brain, spinal cord develop) During the second and third trimester, the fetus increases dramatically in length and weight and exposure to alcohol can impair the growth. The brain develops, and is vulnerable to damage, throughout the entire pregnancy.
