Module 4: FASD Signs and Symptoms
Appendix 4-1
Back to FASD Signs and Symptoms Throughout the Lifespan
Specific Signs and Symptoms
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Area of Dysfunction
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Symptoms
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Central
nervous system impairments
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- Below
average intelligence
- Delayed
milestones
- Motor
abnormalities
- Neurobehavioral
disorders
- Perceptual
problems
|
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Motor abnormalities
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- Poor
gross motor skills
- Delays
in fine motor skills
- Hand
tremors
|
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Neurobehavioral disorders
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- Hyperactivity
- Poor
attention span
- Perceptual
problems
- Poor
impulse control
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Langauge disabilities
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- Late
onset
- Delayed
use of sentences
- Uneven
expressive and receptive skills
- Low
quality masked by high fluency
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Behavioral manifestation
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- Social
inappropriateness
- Persistent
temper tantrums
- Excessive
friendliness
- Fearlessness
- Poor
response inhibition
- Processing
deficits
- Input,
output, integration deficits
- Short-term
memory loss
- Sensory
hypersensitivity
-
Perseveration
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