An expert says 90% of children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) are not being diagnosed.
FASD can cause hearing and balance troubles, learning issues, problems developing social skills and impulse control.Prof Plant, author of the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland report, said one of the important indicators was that children have specific facial features.
"Many parents report health professionals saying to them 'It can't be foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. They don't have the facial features'." She said training was being set up for health professionals, parents and carers, including a dedicated hub at the University of Edinburgh."Scotland's relationship with alcohol has always been a close and tortured one and this is one of the results."Carol Hunter spoke about her experience of adoption and foetal alcohol spectrum disorder - and how she achieved success
Carol, from Crossgates in Fife, described how if she wasn't cramming her days with activities the result could be far more harmful.
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