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Fetal alcohol exposure and attention: moving beyond ADHD.

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: Clinical descriptions of children with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and other alcohol-related dis-abilities1 often cite attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (American Psychiatric Association [APA] 1994) as a central feature of the behavioral char acteristics associated with prenatal exposure to alcohol (Oesterheld and Wilson 1997). The assumption that prenatal alcohol exposure produces ADHD and other attention problems is based on case study reports and descriptions of patients identified through clinical prac tice (Steinhausen et al. 1993). The association between prenatal alcohol exposure and ADHD is also supported by results from prospective studies of alcohol-exposed children who do not have FAS (e.g., Streissguth et al. 1995). However, not all empirical studies of alcohol-exposed children have found either the behaviors characteristic of ADHD or deficits on measures of attention on neu

Source: PubMed

Author: C D Coles

Institution: Emory University

Language: English

Topic: Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Award: MATERNAL ALCOHOL USE--DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME AT SCHOOL AGE