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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 583383" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I took Sonic to a specific center in Chicago which specializes in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). Although many people don't k now this, there isn't much of a difference between the full Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and the effects. Basically the behavior and deficits are the same, but Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) kids just don't have the facial features and short stature. About it, or so I was told. The worst of these children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) do NOT understand or remember right from wrong and often don't even know why they are in jail when they end up in jail, which is common. They need extreme supervision. They can't remember their school work. They have "swiss cheese thinking"...know something one day, forget it the next. They tend to make the same choices their parents made even when told over and over again that they are at high risk to become an addict...it's like they don't get it. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is organic brain damage. This is full spectrum. There are many in between. The reason they knew that Sonic dodged the magic bullet, in spite of all odds, is because he has a great memory and no swiss-cheese thinking at all, although his ability to learn difficult concepts is limited and he has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Sonic is extremely high functioning for his exposure level, but right now he still needs some adult supports.</p><p>Children who are adopted, especially out of foster care, are at very high risk to have part of the fetal alcohol spectrum because almost all the child profiles I read (and husband and I read a ton) told about how the kids were the result of families who substance abuse and did it during pregnancy (well, mom did). It is not their faults or our faults. They are very hard to parent because often they just don't learn from experience. Sometimes they don't even understand right from wrong and may seem like sociopaths, but they aren't. They are brain damaged. </p><p>Good luck on your journey. It's quite a ride!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 583383, member: 1550"] I took Sonic to a specific center in Chicago which specializes in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). Although many people don't k now this, there isn't much of a difference between the full Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and the effects. Basically the behavior and deficits are the same, but Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) kids just don't have the facial features and short stature. About it, or so I was told. The worst of these children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) do NOT understand or remember right from wrong and often don't even know why they are in jail when they end up in jail, which is common. They need extreme supervision. They can't remember their school work. They have "swiss cheese thinking"...know something one day, forget it the next. They tend to make the same choices their parents made even when told over and over again that they are at high risk to become an addict...it's like they don't get it. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is organic brain damage. This is full spectrum. There are many in between. The reason they knew that Sonic dodged the magic bullet, in spite of all odds, is because he has a great memory and no swiss-cheese thinking at all, although his ability to learn difficult concepts is limited and he has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Sonic is extremely high functioning for his exposure level, but right now he still needs some adult supports. Children who are adopted, especially out of foster care, are at very high risk to have part of the fetal alcohol spectrum because almost all the child profiles I read (and husband and I read a ton) told about how the kids were the result of families who substance abuse and did it during pregnancy (well, mom did). It is not their faults or our faults. They are very hard to parent because often they just don't learn from experience. Sometimes they don't even understand right from wrong and may seem like sociopaths, but they aren't. They are brain damaged. Good luck on your journey. It's quite a ride! [/QUOTE]
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