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<blockquote data-quote="heysharon" data-source="post: 304543" data-attributes="member: 8007"><p>Hi Therese,</p><p></p><p>I registered on this site just so I could respond to your inquiry. I came here looking for help for my 6 year old daughter, who keeps us hopping with her explosive behavior issues. Both my daughters were adopted, both were exposed to alcohol in utero. The physical anomalies you describe in your daughter, such as the curved finger/toes (the clinical term is Clinodactyly) and the fine and gross motor problems, are classic features of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Since you know the birthmom was smoking marijuana and has been a heavy drinker in the past, this puts your Cherub at a very high risk for alcohol exposure during gestation. Very rarely does a woman use an illicit drug during pregnancy without also using cheap and legal alcohol, which you probably already know is more dangerous than most street drugs to an unborn fetus. <a href="http://www.aafp.org/afp/20050715/279.html" target="_blank">This website</a> has great photos and descriptions of physical characteristics of fetal alcohol exposure. Many doctors are reluctant to diagnose FASD, because of social stigma when children are parented by the drinking parent, and because the damage is permanent. But there are definitely strategies to help with parenting and education. Obtaining a diagnosis has been HUGELY helpful to our family. My heartfelt best wishes to you and your family. Please feel free to write me privately.</p><p></p><p>Sharon in MD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="heysharon, post: 304543, member: 8007"] Hi Therese, I registered on this site just so I could respond to your inquiry. I came here looking for help for my 6 year old daughter, who keeps us hopping with her explosive behavior issues. Both my daughters were adopted, both were exposed to alcohol in utero. The physical anomalies you describe in your daughter, such as the curved finger/toes (the clinical term is Clinodactyly) and the fine and gross motor problems, are classic features of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Since you know the birthmom was smoking marijuana and has been a heavy drinker in the past, this puts your Cherub at a very high risk for alcohol exposure during gestation. Very rarely does a woman use an illicit drug during pregnancy without also using cheap and legal alcohol, which you probably already know is more dangerous than most street drugs to an unborn fetus. [URL="http://www.aafp.org/afp/20050715/279.html"]This website[/URL] has great photos and descriptions of physical characteristics of fetal alcohol exposure. Many doctors are reluctant to diagnose FASD, because of social stigma when children are parented by the drinking parent, and because the damage is permanent. But there are definitely strategies to help with parenting and education. Obtaining a diagnosis has been HUGELY helpful to our family. My heartfelt best wishes to you and your family. Please feel free to write me privately. Sharon in MD [/QUOTE]
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