Parenting Kids with Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposure

Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews a panel of adoptive moms who are raising children who were exposed in pregnancy to alcohol or drugs.

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What is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)?
How does FASD differ from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)?
How does the impact of alcohol exposure in utero differ from the impact of drug exposure during pregnancy?
What type of impairments are common with children exposed to alcohol during pregnancy?
Does FASD affect the child’s intelligence?
What type of behavior is typical with children affected by FASD?
How can you distinguish between Primary Behaviors and Secondary Behaviors and why is this distinction important?
What is neurobehavioral model for helping children with FASD?
How does FASD affect a child’s social development?
Why is it important to understand the root cause of the behavior?
Is facial deformity always associated with FASD?
When is alcohol use in pregnancy damaging to the fetus?
What parenting techniques work best for children with FASD?