Effects+of+Growing+up+with+Fetal+Alcohol+Syndrome

As children born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome they tend to have the following symptoms:
 * hyperactivity, impulsively, poor attention/memory, sensory integration dysfunction
 * trouble separating fantasy from reality
 * they lack boundaries in regard to people and property
 * endure dangerous behaviors and poor abstract thought process

Then as they grow into being teenagers, the following symptoms may appear, such as;
 * they tend to fight, cheat, steal, lie, make poor judgments
 * cannot differentiate between right and wrong
 * they have poor social skills and high risk behaviors
 * involved in gang or criminal activity
 * use inappropriate sexual behavior

As adults with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome they usually appear to have these following sympoms:
 * difficulty maintaining jobs and relationships
 * financial trouble and dependence on government programs
 * inability to understand cause and effect
 * repetition of the same mistakes over and over again
 * high risk, often violent behavior

Christine