An investigation of the utility of the Australian Guide to the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in young children

CONCLUSIONS: These results highlight the complexity of presentation and the extent of impairment in the sample. The use of comorbid diagnoses to substantiate a "severe" designation in specific neurodevelopmental domains raises the question of whether there were false-positive diagnoses. The complexity of determining causal relationships between exposure to PAE and early life adversity on developmental outcomes continues to be a challenge in this young population.PMID:36810987 | DOI:10.1111/acer.15012

Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research - February 22, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Sharon Dawe Elizbeth Eggins Joseph Betts Heidi Webster Tania Pomario Jessica Doak Ned Chandler-Mather Denise Hatzis Haydn Till Paul Harnett Andrew Wood Doug Shelton Source Type: research