PRENATAL EXPOSURETO DRUGS/ALCOHOL; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?; Chapter 2 PRENATAL DRUG/ALCOHOL EXPOSURE; Chapter 3 BEHAVIOR; Chapter 4 INFANT; Chapter 5 COGNITIVE PROCESSES; Chapter 7 COMMUNICATION; Chapter 8 INSTRUCTION; Chapter 9 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES; Appendix WHAT IS FAS?; INDEX
Summary
This book describes the characteristics of youngsters affected by prenatal drug/alcohol exposure and explores strategies to circumvent this damage in order to maximize the individual's remaining strengths. Information and suggestions are primarily for the professionals in education who can provide supportive coordination for caregivers, mental health, and medical service providers - in terms of relaying information and pinpointing techniques for learning that are the most successful for each youngster. Medical literature on the physical, cognitive, and behavioral characteristics of this popula
