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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 708431" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Arent her memory problems and lack of reasoning skills part of fetal alcohol? If so you cant rely on her "common sense" and memory and you may have to remind her. Maybe forever. Not trying to be a downer. Factually, if she has brain damage, she does and her forgetfulness and poor choices may not be her fault.</p><p></p><p>I knew a woman in our adoption group with a teen boy affected by alcohol and drugs in utero, like my son, but this boy seemed to have dodged any good luck. He could not make reasonable decisions, forgot or broke everything, drank himself although his parents repeatedly told him how risky it was for him to drink, and finally fathered a child at 18. He never saw the child or the mother and could not stay on task long enough to keep a job.</p><p></p><p>Obviously, he was/is more damaged than your daughter, but maybe she has less severe but similar symtoms. I know this boys parents lived in stress and despair. The boy never seemed to understand why anyone was upset with him when he got into trouble and would run away from home crying whenever his parents tried to explain things to him. She moved and we all lost touch with her.</p><p></p><p>Alcohol ingestion in utero is going to mess in some way with the developing fetal brain, but some victims of alcohol in utero are more affected than others. If only people did not drink during pregnancy!!</p><p> </p><p>My sons birthmother had already given birth to four alcohol/cocaine exposed birthchildren when Sonic was born. My son had crack in his system when he was born. (Sigh)</p><p></p><p>I think seeing if medications can help her is a good plan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 708431, member: 1550"] Arent her memory problems and lack of reasoning skills part of fetal alcohol? If so you cant rely on her "common sense" and memory and you may have to remind her. Maybe forever. Not trying to be a downer. Factually, if she has brain damage, she does and her forgetfulness and poor choices may not be her fault. I knew a woman in our adoption group with a teen boy affected by alcohol and drugs in utero, like my son, but this boy seemed to have dodged any good luck. He could not make reasonable decisions, forgot or broke everything, drank himself although his parents repeatedly told him how risky it was for him to drink, and finally fathered a child at 18. He never saw the child or the mother and could not stay on task long enough to keep a job. Obviously, he was/is more damaged than your daughter, but maybe she has less severe but similar symtoms. I know this boys parents lived in stress and despair. The boy never seemed to understand why anyone was upset with him when he got into trouble and would run away from home crying whenever his parents tried to explain things to him. She moved and we all lost touch with her. Alcohol ingestion in utero is going to mess in some way with the developing fetal brain, but some victims of alcohol in utero are more affected than others. If only people did not drink during pregnancy!! My sons birthmother had already given birth to four alcohol/cocaine exposed birthchildren when Sonic was born. My son had crack in his system when he was born. (Sigh) I think seeing if medications can help her is a good plan. [/QUOTE]
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