The Challenge of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Overcoming Secondary Disabilities (Jessie and John Danz Lectures) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0295976500 ISBN 13: 9780295976501

Publisher: University of Washington Press, 1997

Synopsis

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.

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• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0295976500
• ISBN 13: 9780295976501
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 284
• Editor: Streissguth Ann, Kanter Jonathan