The challenge of fetal alcohol syndrome : overcoming secondary disabilities / / edited by Ann Streissguth and Jonathan Kanter ; foreword by Mike Lowry ; introduction by Michael Dorris

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910971456803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: University of Washington Press; Seattle : , 1997
• ISBN: 0-295-80332-0; 0-295-98067-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (279 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Jessie and John Danz Lectures
• Altri autori (Persone): KanterJonathan; StreissguthAnn Pytkowicz
• Disciplina: 618.3/268
• Soggetti: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders - Complications; Children of prenatal alcohol abuse - Services for; Children of prenatal alcohol abuse - Development
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-234) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover ; Title ; Copyright ; Contents ; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Neurobehavioral and Neuroanatomical Effects of Heavy Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol; Children of Alcoholic Mothers: Results from Goteborg, Sweden; Primary and Secondary Disabilities in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Development of the FAS Diagnostic and Prevention Network in Washington State; Assessment and Treatment of an Adult with FAS: Neuropsychological and Behavioral Considerations; A Study of Stimulant Medication in Children with FAS; A Demonstration Classroom for Young Children with FAS; A National Survey of State Directors of Special Education Concerning Students with FAS; Case Managers and Independent Living Instructors: Practical Hints and Suggestions for Adults with FAS; An Advocacy Program for Mothers with FAS/FAE; FAS and the Social Security Disability Process: Navigating the System; Representing the FAS Client in a Criminal Case; A Judicial Perspective on FAS: Memories of the Making of Nanook of the North; Legal Issues and FAS; FAS: Preventing and Treating Sexual Deviancy; Parent Advocacy in FAS Public Policy ; Change; Spider Web Walking: Hope for Children with FAS Through Understanding; Residential Programs for Persons with FAS: Programming and Economics; Public Health Implications of FAS; Rapporteur's Report: A Summary of the Conference; References; Authors' Affiliations; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In the first book of its kind, experts describe how to help people with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. A summary of recent findings and recommendations is presented by the team who conducted the largest study ever done on people of all ages with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects. Twenty-one experts from the fields of human services, education, and criminal justice respond by describing their solutions to this problem of a birth defect that targets the brain and has lifelong consequences.Some of the most crippling secondary disabilities that people with FAS/FAE face include mental health problems, disrupted school experience, inappropriate sexual behavior, trouble with the law, alcohol and drug problems, difficulty caring for their children, and homelessness.This book acknowledges the diverse and multifaceted needs of people with FAS/FAE across the lifespan. It will be valuable for parents and the many professionals working with people with FAS/FAE.