Perspectives on Diseases & Disorders

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is one of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. This group of conditions can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the most severe of the disorders. Provide your readers with essential information on F.A.S. This book serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes. Compelling first-person narratives by people coping with F.A.S. give readers a first-hand experience. Patients, family members, or caregivers explain the condition from their own experience. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Essential to anyone trying to learn about diseases and conditions, the alternative treatments are explored. Student researchers and readers will find this book easily accessible through its careful and conscientious editing and a thorough introduction to each essay.