Abstract
Key Words
- 1.Discuss why the prevalence of drinking by pregnant women suggests the need for universal screening for prenatal alcohol exposure.
- 2.Describe the spectrum of physical and neurobehavioral problems experienced by individuals with FASD.
- 3.List factors identified from a history and physical that should alert Pediatric PCPs to the need for referral for an FASD evaluation.
- 4.Discuss Pediatric primary care management of patients with FASD.
- 5.List factors that promote optimal development for Pediatric patients with FASD.
Teratogenic Effects of Alcohol

FASDs Described


Type of disorder | Diagnostic criteria |
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FAS | With or without documentation of PAE, requires all of the following:
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pFAS | With documentation of PAE, requires the following:
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ARBD |
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ND-PAE |
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Epidemiology
Prevalence of Alcohol Use by Women
Planning and implementing screening and brief intervention for risky alcohol use: A step-by-step guide for primary care practices.
Age group | Not pregnant | Pregnant |
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Adults | 50% drank | 9.4% drank
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20% binge drank Average of 3.1 binge episodes | 2.3% binge drank Average of 4.6 binge episodes | |
Adolescents | 22% drank | 13.4% drank
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12.4% binge drank | Data unavailable |
Prevalence of FASDs
FASD Identification, Referral, and Management
Identification and Referral
Missed Diagnoses and Misdiagnoses
Medical Home Management
Problems of Children With FASD
Physical Problems
Neurobehavioral Problems
Tools for success curriculum: Working with youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in the juvenile justice system.
Deficit | Infant and toddler | Preschool | School age | Adolescent |
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Neurocognitive |
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| Same as school age, plus
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Self-regulation |
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| Same as school age, plus
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Adaptive |
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| Same as school age plus
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Other Comorbid Conditions
Secondary Disabilities
Source | Topics | Link |
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AAP FASD Toolkit | Identification Referral Management In-depth provider training Links to other resources | https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-toolkit/Pages/default.aspx |
Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) | AAP SBIRT youth article and policy statement | https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/138/1/e20161211#F1 |
AAP SBIRT youth Web site | https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Pages/Substance-Use-Screening.aspx | |
NIAAA Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner's Guide (free guidebook and pocket guide) | https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/Publications/EducationTrainingMaterials/Pages/YouthGuide.aspx | |
NIAAA Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much Clinician's Guide (Adults; free guidebook and pocket guide) | https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/practitioner/CliniciansGuide2005/guide.pdf | |
Parent support | NOFAS Web site Multiple links to resources on education, interventions, criminal justice Parent and birth mother suppor Videos of affected individuals Patient education and training | https://www.nofas.org/ |
Interventions
Educational Strategies
Parental Support
Prevention
Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention
Planning and implementing screening and brief intervention for risky alcohol use: A step-by-step guide for primary care practices.
Planning and implementing screening and brief intervention for risky alcohol use: A step-by-step guide for primary care practices.
Planning and implementing screening and brief intervention for risky alcohol use: A step-by-step guide for primary care practices.
Planning and implementing screening and brief intervention for risky alcohol use: A step-by-step guide for primary care practices.
- Barry K.L.
- Caetano R.
- Chang G.
- DeJoseph M.C.
- Miler L.A.
- O'Connar M.J.
Reducing alcohol-exposed pregnancies: A report of the national task force on fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effect.
PAE Biomarkers
Summary
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