What are the symptoms of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or FAS?
First you must know that there are two main types of fetal alcohol syndrome symptoms, physical and mental. Even if your child does not look like he or she has fas, if you drank during your pregnancy, you should look for mental or emotional symptoms later in development so that you can seek the proper help. Fetal alcohol physical symptoms. Babies diagnosed with FAS will have at least some of these physical symptoms. Small birth weight Small head circumference Small eye openings Smooth, wide philtrum – the vertical groove in the upper lip Thin upper lip Fetal Alcohol emotional or mental symptoms. Most of these symptoms will be identified as the child matures but are more serious than the superficial symptoms. Attention deficits Memory deficits Hyperactivity Difficulty with abstract concepts Inability to manage money Poor problem solving skills Difficulty learning from consequences Immature social behavior Inappropriately friendly to strangers Lack of control over emotions Poor impulse co
