Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:

From my own personal opinion, before we get started I have to say a few things. Females that are not able to put their own unborn children’s life first just shouldn’t have children at all. Those types of women really get under my skin, because it shows how irresponsible they are, selfish, inconsiderate, and they are just, I don’t know. It goes both ways though; women shouldn’t be the only ones to blame though, what about the guys? The husbands or boyfriends, they should at least care as well that their wives or girlfriends are healthy themselves, and protecting their unborn child. I don’t understand how selfish people can be in this generation, it’s almost sickening, and this generation of children has to suffer for it, because their parents aren’t mature enough to take care of themselves all because they want to “party-hardy” and look all badass drinking the night away.

God gave us brains for a reason, so we can obtain knowledge and wisdom, not waste it away on alcohol and act dumb. That’s just my opinion. The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration define fetal alcohol syndrome disorder as, an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual who was prenatally exposed to alcohol.

The book defines it differently though, “FAS, a condition marked by hyperactivity, impulsiveness, difficulty maintaining attention, varying degrees of mental retardation, motor  problems, heart defects, and facial abnormalities. 

It’s not surprising that the effects are permanent and leads to physical, mental, behavioral and learning disabilities.  FAS is PREVENTABLE! Guess how? It’s so easy to prevent this, real simple.

DON’T DRINK ANYTHING WITH ALCOHOL, LEST YOU RISK FAS IN UNBORN CHILD.

I’ve seen, and dealt with families that have children (or adopted) that have FAS).Some parents with child with FAS are so selfish it’s not even funny. Today (Saturday the 22^nd) I was my friend’s house and her grandmother was telling me that her friend’s daughter, has a child out of wedlock that suffers from FAS and completely disregards that child. The daughter always dumps her child on her mother so she doesn’t have to deal with her child so she can go out and have fun. It’s like really? And we wonder why children are growing up the way they are….

Families that adopt have it especially hard, and it breaks my heart to hear some of the stories that some either give them back to the orphanage or they do whatever it takes to get rid of children with FAS because they can’t handle them. It’s really heartbreaking and fires up more of the reason that women just shouldn’t drink while pregnant. 

Impulsiveness in children with FAS can sometimes lead to trouble:  like shop lifting, stealing, and damaging other people’s properties. Reports state that one-third of U.S prison populations contain people who have FAS, I found that shocking, but kind of interesting as well.

Some of these people with FAS end up living at a group home possibly by their early or late twenties.

People do have different signs of FAS, because some have either physical, mental or both signs. There are a lot of people actually who have FAS but don’t show it at all. 

Here are a few Signs of FAS that Mayo Clinic posted up:

• Distinctive facial features: small eyes, an exceptionally thin upper lip, a short, upturned nose, and a smooth skin surface between the nose and upper lip
• Deformities of joints, limbs and fingers
• Slow physical growth before and after birth
• Vision difficulties or hearing problems
• Small head circumference and brain size (microcephaly)
• Poor coordination
• Mental retardation and delayed development
• Learning disorders
• Abnormal behavior, such as a short attention span, hyperactivity, poor impulse control, extreme nervousness and anxiety
• Heart defects

They have a lot more information if you want to check them out here is the link: Mayo Clinic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO-AKRR7Yuc&feature=relatedparents give away child with FAS

This film will direct you to a documentary of a couple that was interviewed. They gave away their adopted child that had FAS because they just couldn’t handle the child to the point where it just became too much of them.