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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 117200" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>HI and welcome to the board. My first bit of advice is to take this child to a neuropsychologist. You'll get in my opinion a much better evaluation than you've gotten so far. Now, here's my wonderful story (sarcastic tone of voice here). </p><p>I have a son we adopted at two whose birthmother did a lot of drugs. He tested positive for crack cocaine as an infant and I assume his birthmother, if she didn't mind crack, hardly said "no" to drinking and/or other drugs. Unfortunately, our children's development in utero can be severely affected by their birthmother's behaviors and some is not reversible. Your child could have alcohol affects, even if she doesn't have the whole syndrome and, if she does, it really isn't treatable other than to keep a close eye on her so that she doesn't do things that can hurt her or get her into trouble. My son fortunately does not seem to have symptoms of alcohol affects, but he is on the autism spectrum and the neuropsychologist and Psychiatrists believe it could be because his birthmom didn't say "no" to drugs and alcohol. There is a higher rate of autism amongst those exposed to substances. </p><p>Has this child ever been to a clinic that can assess damages from alcohol? Believe it or not, alcohol is more dangerous than the drugs. That can cause impulsively, swiss-cheese thinking (the child may remember something one day and totally forget it the next day), a lack of ability to control themselves (organic brain damage) and many other delightful issues. We took our son to a wonderful clinic in Downtown Chicago for evaluation. Unfortunately, I don't think regular professionals, who don't understand the issues of substance abuse in utero, often can't nail what's wrong with our kids. Trust me, it took us forever with my son. He is really doing well now, but he dodged the fetal alcohol spectrum bullet. Still, it is unlikely he will ever be 100% independent, but he'll be able to live well in a group home setting as he no longer has behavior problems (he has serious interventions). I think you will have a hard time getting the right diagnosis and the right medications, and recommend continuing to evaluate her, hopefully with those who understand what alcohol and other drugs can do to a developing fetus. This is not a "typical" child who can be taken for an evaluation and at least had good pre-natal treatment. This is a child who was abused in the womb and, unfortunately, can have sustained permanant consequences of his birthmother's lovely behavior. Good luck, keep trucking, and welcome to the board (again).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 117200, member: 1550"] HI and welcome to the board. My first bit of advice is to take this child to a neuropsychologist. You'll get in my opinion a much better evaluation than you've gotten so far. Now, here's my wonderful story (sarcastic tone of voice here). I have a son we adopted at two whose birthmother did a lot of drugs. He tested positive for crack cocaine as an infant and I assume his birthmother, if she didn't mind crack, hardly said "no" to drinking and/or other drugs. Unfortunately, our children's development in utero can be severely affected by their birthmother's behaviors and some is not reversible. Your child could have alcohol affects, even if she doesn't have the whole syndrome and, if she does, it really isn't treatable other than to keep a close eye on her so that she doesn't do things that can hurt her or get her into trouble. My son fortunately does not seem to have symptoms of alcohol affects, but he is on the autism spectrum and the neuropsychologist and Psychiatrists believe it could be because his birthmom didn't say "no" to drugs and alcohol. There is a higher rate of autism amongst those exposed to substances. Has this child ever been to a clinic that can assess damages from alcohol? Believe it or not, alcohol is more dangerous than the drugs. That can cause impulsively, swiss-cheese thinking (the child may remember something one day and totally forget it the next day), a lack of ability to control themselves (organic brain damage) and many other delightful issues. We took our son to a wonderful clinic in Downtown Chicago for evaluation. Unfortunately, I don't think regular professionals, who don't understand the issues of substance abuse in utero, often can't nail what's wrong with our kids. Trust me, it took us forever with my son. He is really doing well now, but he dodged the fetal alcohol spectrum bullet. Still, it is unlikely he will ever be 100% independent, but he'll be able to live well in a group home setting as he no longer has behavior problems (he has serious interventions). I think you will have a hard time getting the right diagnosis and the right medications, and recommend continuing to evaluate her, hopefully with those who understand what alcohol and other drugs can do to a developing fetus. This is not a "typical" child who can be taken for an evaluation and at least had good pre-natal treatment. This is a child who was abused in the womb and, unfortunately, can have sustained permanant consequences of his birthmother's lovely behavior. Good luck, keep trucking, and welcome to the board (again). [/QUOTE]
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