Five Development Domains
Cognitive
Children with FASD have difficulty processing information. If you give them a list of things to do and walk away from them, only one of the items may get done based their short term memory. Not only is processing all of it difficult but they cannot remember everything you told them to do. Some children work best of you have pictures showing the order to do things in on the wall. For example, a picture of someone getting dressed when getting up, then brushing their hair, eating breakfast, then brushing their teeth can help. They often have trouble with time schedules, such as only having a certain amount of time to do something. Planning and organization is also a problem children sometimes have difficulty with. A child with FASD who tries to clean and organize their bedroom might clean one side by putting everything on the other side, and when they get to the other side of the room they just put everything back over to the other side of the room. It is a never ending circle sometimes and then they just get frustrated and never finish what they start. Children with FASD also have poor judgment skills. Most children would know that something is not right or okay to do, but a child with FASD may not see a problem with doing what they are doing. They may also have speech and language delays; for example, they may not fully understand what someone is telling them or they may not be able to get their point across regarding what they need and want. They also have a lower IQ than the average child, but some of the children with FASD do score in the higher range (Sandra G. Bernstein Clarren 2004 pg. 12)
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References
Karen Kuehn Howell, Ph.D http://www.psychiatry.emory.edu/PROGRAMS/GADrug/Feature%20Articles/Alcohol/2004%20Social%20and%20Emotional%20Issues%20and%20FAS.pdf
Sandra G. Bernstein Clarren 2004 http://education.alberta.ca/media/414085/fasd1f.pdf
Karen Kuehn Howell, Ph.D http://www.psychiatry.emory.edu/PROGRAMS/GADrug/Feature%20Articles/Alcohol/2004%20Social%20and%20Emotional%20Issues%20and%20FAS.pdf
Sandra G. Bernstein Clarren 2004 http://education.alberta.ca/media/414085/fasd1f.pdf