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Describes how to help people with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. This book describes the solutions to this problem of a birth defect that targets the brain and has lifelong consequences. It acknowledges the multifaceted needs of people with FAS/FAE across the lifespan. It is useful for parents and the professionals working with people with FAS/FAE.

Table of Contents

Foreword / Governor Mike Lowry
Preface / Ann Streissguth
Acknowledgments

Introduction / Michael Dorris
1. Neurobehavioral and Neuroanatomical Effects of Heavy Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol / Sarah N. Mattson and Edward P. Riley
2. Children of Alcoholic Mothers: Results from Goteborg, Sweden / Marita Aronson
3. Primary and Secondary Disabilities in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Ann Streissguth, Helen Barr, Julia Kogan and Fred Bookstein
4. Development of the FAS Diagnostic and Prevention Network in Washington State / Sterling Clarren and Susan Astley
5. Assessment and Treatment of an Adult with FAS / Jill Snyder, Jo Nanson, Richard Snyder, and Gerald Block
6. A Study of Stimulant Medication in Children with FAS / Patricia Tanner-Halverson
7. A Demonstration Classroom for Young Children with FAS / Patricia Tanner-Halverson
8. A National Survey of State Directors of Special Education Concerning Students with FAS / Thomas Wentz
9. Case Managers and Independent Living Instructors: Practical Hints and Suggestions for Adults with FAS / Claire Anita Schmucker
10. An Advocacy Program for Mothers with FAS/FAE / Therese Grant, Cara Ernst, Ann Streissguth and Jennifer Porter
11. FAS and the Social Security Disability Process: Navigating the System / Peter H.D. McKee
12. Representing the FAS Client in a Criminal Case / Jeanice Dagher-Margosian
13. A Judicial Perspective on FAS: Memories of the Making of Nanook of the North / C. Cunliffe Barnett
14. Legal Issues and FAS / Robin LaDue and Tom Dunne
15. FAS: Preventing and Treating Sexual Deviancy / Natalie Novick
16. Parent Advocacy in FAS Public Policy Change / Jocie DeVries with Ann Waller
17. Spider Web Walking: Hope for Children with FAS Through Understanding / Jan Lutke
18. Residential Programs for Persons with FAS: Programming and Economics / Joseph Hess and George Niemann
19. Public Health Implications of FAS / Richard J. Jackson
20. Rapporteur’s Report: A Summary of the Conference / Fred Bookstein
References
Authors’ Affiliations
Author Index
Subject Index

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      Publisher: University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/10/1997
      ISBN13: 9780295976501, 978-0295976501
      ISBN10: 0295976500

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Describes how to help people with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. This book describes the solutions to this problem of a birth defect that targets the brain and has lifelong consequences. It acknowledges the multifaceted needs of people with FAS/FAE across the lifespan. It is useful for parents and the professionals working with people with FAS/FAE.

      Table of Contents

      Foreword / Governor Mike Lowry
      Preface / Ann Streissguth
      Acknowledgments

      Introduction / Michael Dorris
      1. Neurobehavioral and Neuroanatomical Effects of Heavy Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol / Sarah N. Mattson and Edward P. Riley
      2. Children of Alcoholic Mothers: Results from Goteborg, Sweden / Marita Aronson
      3. Primary and Secondary Disabilities in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Ann Streissguth, Helen Barr, Julia Kogan and Fred Bookstein
      4. Development of the FAS Diagnostic and Prevention Network in Washington State / Sterling Clarren and Susan Astley
      5. Assessment and Treatment of an Adult with FAS / Jill Snyder, Jo Nanson, Richard Snyder, and Gerald Block
      6. A Study of Stimulant Medication in Children with FAS / Patricia Tanner-Halverson
      7. A Demonstration Classroom for Young Children with FAS / Patricia Tanner-Halverson
      8. A National Survey of State Directors of Special Education Concerning Students with FAS / Thomas Wentz
      9. Case Managers and Independent Living Instructors: Practical Hints and Suggestions for Adults with FAS / Claire Anita Schmucker
      10. An Advocacy Program for Mothers with FAS/FAE / Therese Grant, Cara Ernst, Ann Streissguth and Jennifer Porter
      11. FAS and the Social Security Disability Process: Navigating the System / Peter H.D. McKee
      12. Representing the FAS Client in a Criminal Case / Jeanice Dagher-Margosian
      13. A Judicial Perspective on FAS: Memories of the Making of Nanook of the North / C. Cunliffe Barnett
      14. Legal Issues and FAS / Robin LaDue and Tom Dunne
      15. FAS: Preventing and Treating Sexual Deviancy / Natalie Novick
      16. Parent Advocacy in FAS Public Policy Change / Jocie DeVries with Ann Waller
      17. Spider Web Walking: Hope for Children with FAS Through Understanding / Jan Lutke
      18. Residential Programs for Persons with FAS: Programming and Economics / Joseph Hess and George Niemann
      19. Public Health Implications of FAS / Richard J. Jackson
      20. Rapporteur’s Report: A Summary of the Conference / Fred Bookstein
      References
      Authors’ Affiliations
      Author Index
      Subject Index

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