What is FAS?
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
What is FAS?
Additional Information
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
FASD Symptoms
Symptoms
Mood Swings
- Impulsive and uninhibited
- Passive and with drawn one minute, switching to volatile temper tantrums the next.
- Unpredictable; may need 24 hour supervision
Defensive and Stubborn
- Unable (not unwilling) to accept responsibility
- Self-centered; behave as if the world revolves around them
- Always having to have their own way and willing to do anything to have it
- Demand and expect immediate gratification.
- Skilled at shifting blame
- Engaging and charismatic yet creative at reframing reality (lying stealing, etc.)
Lack of Self Discipline
- Moral chameleons; excessive vulnerability to peer influence.
- Hyperactive in non-goal directed activity.
- Unable to stay focused on task, ie to follow rules, finish household chores, school assignments or keep commitments.
- Shortsighted
- Impulsive sexually (aggressive or vulnerable)
Genuine Innocence and Detached Attitude
- Toward the predicaments they get themselves and their families into.
- Toward authority when caught breaking the rules of society.
- Toward their behavior and consequences.