Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780415670159 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 332 str.

Barry Carpenter

Opis

Children with FASD have emerged as a major new phenomenon within the education, health and social care systems of the UK, with current prevalence rates suggest that one in 100 children have FASD. With contributions from experts on the topic from around the world, this book offers a holistic insight into FASD.

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Section 1: Introduction  1. A Brief Introduction to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders  2. International Overview: the Challenges in Addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders  3. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: the Causal Chain from Disadvantage to Birth Defect  4. Women’s Alcohol Consumption in the UK  Section 2: Families – Living With FASDs  5. Fetal Behaviour and the Effect of Maternal Alcohol Consumption  6. Parenting in the Early Years  7. Life As We Know It – A Perfectly Normal Family  8. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Children in Care: Good Care Makes a Difference  Section 3: Education  9. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Knowledge and Referral Pathways in Early Childhood Settings in Western Australia  10. Walking Through a Moonless Night: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Early Childhood Intervention  11. Evolving Pedagogy for Children and Young People with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders  12. A Step in Time: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Transition to Adulthood  Section 4: Interdisciplinary Perspectives  13. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Diagnosis and Complexities  14. Building a Community of Care through Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in New Zealand  15. The Baby Bundle Project: Midwives on the Front Line of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention 16. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Criminal Responsibility  17. Social Care and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the UK  18. The Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Brain and Behavior  19. Developmental Psychiatric Disorders in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Transgenerational Approach to Diagnosis and Management  Section 5: International Perspectives  20. North American Perspectives on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders  21. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: European Perspectives  22. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: The Current Situation in South Africa  23. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Australian Perspectives  24. The Way Forward for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Diverting Bleak Outcomes  Epilogue – Finding Inspiration: ‘I Will’, a poem written by Jennifer Woodward who is diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder