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<blockquote data-quote="Pinklily" data-source="post: 596355" data-attributes="member: 16395"><p>Hi Stacy,</p><p></p><p>Am I right in my understanding that your son was adopted? Do you have any information in regards to his pre-natal situation? The reason I ask is that your son sounds very much like a child with FASD. Many people believe that these kids have to "look" Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) but that's actually untrue. There is also pFAS (partial fetal alcohol syndrome disorder) and ARND (alcohol related neurological disorder) which both fall on the FASD continuum. These last two categories have NO physical features of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) but ALL of the behavioural issues. And in my experience, l kids with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) are some of the most challenging I've ever come across. They often don't learn from consequences, have no perspective of how their behaviour affects others, and have a very limited growth trajectory in terms of social, emotional and behavioral learning. They often need a parent or guardian to be their "external brain" because if left to their own devices they can't navigate the world without causing chaos. This is because the alcohol that they were exposed to in utero has caused true, physical brain damage. And as we all know, a child with brain damage has incredible challenges learning. For Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) kids this is more true in the area of behaviour than anywhere else.</p><p></p><p>I urge you to consider this as a possibility as it is not uncommon in children who are adopted. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is often diagnosed as ADHD, ODD, CD, Learning Disability (LD), even bi-polar but in the end, when an investigation is done into prenatal history, the truth unfolds. I often hear from parents that all those other diagnosis never quite "fit" like the FASD does. Perhaps this may be your missing link.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pinklily, post: 596355, member: 16395"] Hi Stacy, Am I right in my understanding that your son was adopted? Do you have any information in regards to his pre-natal situation? The reason I ask is that your son sounds very much like a child with FASD. Many people believe that these kids have to "look" Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) but that's actually untrue. There is also pFAS (partial fetal alcohol syndrome disorder) and ARND (alcohol related neurological disorder) which both fall on the FASD continuum. These last two categories have NO physical features of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) but ALL of the behavioural issues. And in my experience, l kids with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) are some of the most challenging I've ever come across. They often don't learn from consequences, have no perspective of how their behaviour affects others, and have a very limited growth trajectory in terms of social, emotional and behavioral learning. They often need a parent or guardian to be their "external brain" because if left to their own devices they can't navigate the world without causing chaos. This is because the alcohol that they were exposed to in utero has caused true, physical brain damage. And as we all know, a child with brain damage has incredible challenges learning. For Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) kids this is more true in the area of behaviour than anywhere else. I urge you to consider this as a possibility as it is not uncommon in children who are adopted. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is often diagnosed as ADHD, ODD, CD, Learning Disability (LD), even bi-polar but in the end, when an investigation is done into prenatal history, the truth unfolds. I often hear from parents that all those other diagnosis never quite "fit" like the FASD does. Perhaps this may be your missing link. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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