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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (Treatments (A team that includes a special…
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Treatments
A team that includes a special education teacher, a speech therapist, physical and occupational therapists, and a psychologist
Early intervention to help with walking, talking and social skills
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Medical care for health problems, such as vision problems or heart abnormalities
Addressing alcohol and other substance use problems, if needed
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History
The term fetal alcohol syndrome was first used in 1973 to describe the physical problems seen in the offspring of alcoholic women
There have been admonitions against women drinking during pregnancy for literally thousands of years—in biblical verses and in the writing of the ancient Greeks
The physical and social implications of women drinking during pregnancy first became highly noticeable during the gin epidemic of the 1750s
It was noted that there was a correlation between women who were consuming large amounts of gin and problems among their offspring