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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 503232" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi and thanks for answering.</p><p></p><p>in my opinion you should probably assume she drank while pregnant, if not been exposed to other drugs as well. My eighteen year old son was a product of a drug abusing birthmother and, although nobody can prove the alcohol, he had crack in his system when he was born, but normally they don't test for drugs. In his birthmother's case, she was high when she came to the hospital so they did. That early exposure to alcohol and drugs causes behavioral and learning problems, although in different degrees. It actually can cause organic brain damage. Solme children on the fetal alcohol spectrum are unable to learn right from wrong and are so impulsive they repeat mistakes over and over again, a nd do not "get it."</p><p></p><p>Birthmother may also have been exposed to drugs/alcohol while in utero, which would explain her behavior too. We were "lucky" (cough). Our son knows right from wrong, but he has autistic spectrum disorder, which everyone thinks probably was kicked off the his birthmother's alcohol/drug use.</p><p></p><p>I would take her to a neuropsychologist for an intensive evaluation and tell him/her that your daughter may have (or probably was) exposed to chemicals in utero. Neuropsychs test every level of function in every way and can probably give you answers. At the very least, if she has alcohol exposure, you can stop beating your head against the wall and expecting her to change much...you can go to an expert and find out how best to live with her or whether she belongs in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). Her behavior is dangerous. And I know this news is not good, but I always liked to know every possibility and to explore it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 503232, member: 1550"] Hi and thanks for answering. in my opinion you should probably assume she drank while pregnant, if not been exposed to other drugs as well. My eighteen year old son was a product of a drug abusing birthmother and, although nobody can prove the alcohol, he had crack in his system when he was born, but normally they don't test for drugs. In his birthmother's case, she was high when she came to the hospital so they did. That early exposure to alcohol and drugs causes behavioral and learning problems, although in different degrees. It actually can cause organic brain damage. Solme children on the fetal alcohol spectrum are unable to learn right from wrong and are so impulsive they repeat mistakes over and over again, a nd do not "get it." Birthmother may also have been exposed to drugs/alcohol while in utero, which would explain her behavior too. We were "lucky" (cough). Our son knows right from wrong, but he has autistic spectrum disorder, which everyone thinks probably was kicked off the his birthmother's alcohol/drug use. I would take her to a neuropsychologist for an intensive evaluation and tell him/her that your daughter may have (or probably was) exposed to chemicals in utero. Neuropsychs test every level of function in every way and can probably give you answers. At the very least, if she has alcohol exposure, you can stop beating your head against the wall and expecting her to change much...you can go to an expert and find out how best to live with her or whether she belongs in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). Her behavior is dangerous. And I know this news is not good, but I always liked to know every possibility and to explore it. [/QUOTE]
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