Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in America, Pt. 4: Educating Students with FASD
Individuals with FASD may have problems that affect learning and behavior. Therefore, it is important that we understand how alcohol impacts neurodevelopment throughout the lifespan of individuals affected.
What is Neurodevelopment? This is growth and change over time that depends on the brain and other parts of the nervous system. When we talk about neuro-development, we are talking about motor skills, language, thinking and learning (which we call ‘cognition’), as well as social development and behavior.
All of these areas depend on the brain and how it works, and prenatal exposure to alcohol can change the way the brain grows and develops. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s FASD Center, changes in the brain can influence all of these developmental outcomes:
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