Signs+and+Symptoms

Signs and Symptoms
If you as a mother consumed alcohol at anytime during your pregnancy/ nursing era your child could have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, which may look like this:
 * your new born may be pre-mature which results in low birth rate amoung other things
 * small head circumfrance
 * your child may fail to thrive
 * have many developmental delays
 * be born with organ disfuction and/or delay of growth; such as the lungs or vocal cords
 * have facial abnormalties, including smaller eye openings, flattened cheekbones, and an underdeveloped groove between the nose and the upper lip
 * epilepsy
 * have poor coordination and/ or fine motor skills
 * develop poor social skills, such as having difficulty building and maintaining friendships
 * Have a lack of imagination or curiousity
 * have learning disibilities; such as poor memory, the inability to understand concepts such as time and money, and poor problem solving skills
 * your child may also have behavioral problems, including hyperactivity, inability to concentrate, social withdrawl, impulsiveness, and anxiety