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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 320909" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I think everyone gave good advice, but most missed the fact that this child probably is affected by alcohol and drugs as well as just being attachment disordered or having autistic traits or BiPolar (BP) traints (which she has all of these traits). However, part of her behavior is probably because of brain damage in utero. I don't know for sure, but just wanted to remind the original poster that t his abuse started before she was born. And there are likely physical as well as emotional reasons for her behavior.</p><p></p><p>That's why I stressed going to a clinic that understands and specializes in drug/alcohol exposed children. Nothing will help the child who is on the fetal alcohol spectrum other than 24/7 care even into adulthood. We had to check this out for our own son since his b-mom was a huge drug addict. It is a part of this that just can't be overlooked.</p><p></p><p>If she has alcohol affects, she won't understand right from wrong. You don't need to "look" typically Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) to have the spectrum, and it's equally as devestating whether you have the features or don't have them.</p><p></p><p>After that is ruled out, if it is, then it's time to move on to other stuff. In my opinion, it's best to look into the physical issues first and then see if interventions will do any good or if it's best to think about long term care right off the bat. I've known people who have raised fetal alcohol kids to adulthood and, no matter how hard they have tried, the brain damage does not improve and the children do not improve. medications don't change anything when a child can't reason. Fetal effect kids dont' even remember things from one day to the other. You can tell them the same thing 100 times and they still forget. In this way, they resemble Alzheimers patients...and are just as needy.</p><p></p><p>So...................that's where I'd go first, and I'll leave it at that. The others have given great advice. Take care!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 320909, member: 1550"] I think everyone gave good advice, but most missed the fact that this child probably is affected by alcohol and drugs as well as just being attachment disordered or having autistic traits or BiPolar (BP) traints (which she has all of these traits). However, part of her behavior is probably because of brain damage in utero. I don't know for sure, but just wanted to remind the original poster that t his abuse started before she was born. And there are likely physical as well as emotional reasons for her behavior. That's why I stressed going to a clinic that understands and specializes in drug/alcohol exposed children. Nothing will help the child who is on the fetal alcohol spectrum other than 24/7 care even into adulthood. We had to check this out for our own son since his b-mom was a huge drug addict. It is a part of this that just can't be overlooked. If she has alcohol affects, she won't understand right from wrong. You don't need to "look" typically Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) to have the spectrum, and it's equally as devestating whether you have the features or don't have them. After that is ruled out, if it is, then it's time to move on to other stuff. In my opinion, it's best to look into the physical issues first and then see if interventions will do any good or if it's best to think about long term care right off the bat. I've known people who have raised fetal alcohol kids to adulthood and, no matter how hard they have tried, the brain damage does not improve and the children do not improve. medications don't change anything when a child can't reason. Fetal effect kids dont' even remember things from one day to the other. You can tell them the same thing 100 times and they still forget. In this way, they resemble Alzheimers patients...and are just as needy. So...................that's where I'd go first, and I'll leave it at that. The others have given great advice. Take care! [/QUOTE]
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