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July 9, 2014
by Christie Hunter

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Parenting a Child with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

July 9, 2014 04:55 by Christie Hunter  [About the Author]

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, as the name implies is an umbrella term used to cover a number of learning and cognitive disabilities. A child born with FASD may have birth defects and major disabilities like deformed limbs, weak heart etc. Moreover, it is also possible that the child may suffer from multiple mental and physical disabilities and disorders at the same time. According to a number of researchers, FASD has become one of the biggest factors for increasing number of birth defects among children during past few years (Warren, 2011). [More]