Why was the Fetal Physiology Foundation started?
A6. We wanted to focus scientific research on the causes of developmental disorders. It is becoming fairly well established that many developmental disorders begin during fetal life and occur in children who have no known genetic disorder. Several developmental disorders share behavioral characteristics suggesting there may have some common origins. In general, children and adults with these disorders have normal form but abnormal function; that is, they appear normal but function abnormally in one or more ways.
