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Adoption, the Unknown, and Fetal Alcohol Exposure
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 374525" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) is far more serious than a mental illness, which can be treated with medication. You need a real expert to tell Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) from other illnesses. However, there are some real telltale signs, such as "Swiss-Cheese Thinking." The person may know the alphabet one day and forget it the next. These kids are a lot like Alzheimer patients. They have brain damage. Kids with bipolar/autism/anything else don't have these characteristics. They may be forgetful, but not in such an obvious way where they CAN'T remember and CAN'T understand right from wrong. That's why they often end up in jail for the same offenses, not even sure how they got there. They need lifelong custodial care to make sure they don't do anything wrong. And it's not their fault when they do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 374525, member: 1550"] Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) is far more serious than a mental illness, which can be treated with medication. You need a real expert to tell Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) from other illnesses. However, there are some real telltale signs, such as "Swiss-Cheese Thinking." The person may know the alphabet one day and forget it the next. These kids are a lot like Alzheimer patients. They have brain damage. Kids with bipolar/autism/anything else don't have these characteristics. They may be forgetful, but not in such an obvious way where they CAN'T remember and CAN'T understand right from wrong. That's why they often end up in jail for the same offenses, not even sure how they got there. They need lifelong custodial care to make sure they don't do anything wrong. And it's not their fault when they do. [/QUOTE]
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