Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and Down syndrome are both conditions that are present at birth. While they both affect facial appearance, development, and physical health, they have different causes.

Symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) typically emerge in early childhood but may present differently during a person’s teenage years and early adulthood. Behavioral therapy, medications, parental ...

Testing for fetal alcohol syndrome helps identify individuals who may have been affected by alcohol exposure before birth, allowing for interventions that can improve their well-being. Share on ...

The next vignette describes the outcome of someone with FAS who was raised in a stable and supportive environment. The next case example describes the life of a woman with fetal alcohol syndrome, ...

DEAR READER: FAS, a leading cause of mental retardation and birth defects, is a preventable disease marked by damage to unborn babies whose mothers consume alcohol. Physically, children with FAS ...

A couple of years ago, on this blog, I told the story of Lula. Born in Russia, Lula was an adopted child who was demonstrating classic behavioral and emotional difficulties associated with prenatal ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), first described in the published medical literature in 1968, refers to a constellation of physical abnormalities, most obvious in the features of the face and in the ...