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are bound to offer a classroom diversity and a new perspective. (“What Educators”, 7) Children affected by FASD often appear quite similar to any other child. Still, some physical indicators may include a characteristic thin upper lip, smooth philtrum (no grove between upper lip and nose), short eye slits, and flatter cheeks (“Conditions Factsheets”, 2014). FASD individuals are also often smaller than average. (Reardon) Diagnosis: FASD is very difficult to properly diagnose, as symptoms

The Effects of Alcohol from Utero into Later Life During the ten months of gestation, the ever-growing fetus goes through the stages and changes of becoming a functional human. Unfortunately for some, these children will not get the full advantages of life because of the choices of another. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) has been calculated to have an impact on nearly forty thousand infants a year (fasdcenter). To really see the magnitude of the effects of this easily preventable disorder, researchers

(Chasnoff, 2015), and motor impairment (Lucas, 2014). Additionally, Chasnoff observed that children that had been exposed to alcohol during pregnancy presented characteristic morphology defects such as an abnormal measurement of their upper lips and philtrum (Chasnoff, 2015).

“The first trimester is one of the most important stages of pregnancy”, according to Understanding the Stages of Pregnancy. Along with the mother’s body changes, the baby is also developing in the womb. Although each stage of pregnancy is important, the first trimester is looked at closely. The first trimester is considered to be from zero to twelve weeks. During this period the mouth is under-going the developing stage. This will aide in determining if the baby will have difficulties within the

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may include physical, mental, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities with possible lifelong implications” (HHS, 2005). FASD refers to conditions such as: fetal alcohol syndrome including partial FAS, fetal alcohol effects (FAE), alcohol related neurodevelopment disorder, alcohol-related

Abstract In the field of speech language pathology, children may come onto a caseload with an identification of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. About 0.5 to 3 in every 1,000 live births is a child impaired by maternal alcohol use during pregnancy. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder has a strong correlation with language delays and language impairments. This research paper will review the relationship between fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and language delays or impairments. Keywords: prenatal, alcohol

Introduction Cleft lip is formed when a baby’s nose and mouth do not form properly in the womb. These children are born with deformations to the mouth and nose. There are four main types of cleft lip that involve incomplete single and double clefts and also complete single and double clefts that cause deformations completely into the child’s nose. This can cause complications for the child to eat and breathe properly, but a series of surgeries can fix this complication. The cleft lip is basically

Cleft and Right The vast majority of people seldom reflect on the possibility of birth defects or malformations in their children. Most will rest easy knowing that their child is healthy and developing normally in the womb because of modern medical advances. However, there is always a risk. Despite the probability being small, there are always risks of complications. Cleft lip or palate affects only 1 in 700 births throughout the entirety of the planet. Clefts are congenital and there are environmental

In literature, physical descriptions are used to explain or represent stereotypes, personality traits the character has or different themes in the book. In the Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, Hosseini describes all the characters physical descriptions in ways to symbolize how they connect with the story and the real-life history behind the setting of the story. The first example of this that I am going to mention is Hassan's minor Cleft Lip. In the beginning of the story, when Amir is describing

A cleft lip is an opening or split in the upper lip that occurs when developing facial structures in an unborn baby that doesn't close completely. A baby with a cleft lip may also experience a cleft in the roof of the mouth (cleft palate). Less commonly, a cleft occurs only in the muscles of the soft palate (submucuous palate), which are at the back of the mouth and covered by the mouth's lining. This type of cleft often often goes unnoticed at birth and may not be diagnosed until later when signs