LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN PRENATALLY EXPOSED TO DRUGS AND/OR ALCOHOL; IMPACT OF AIDS (EXAM 4) Flashcards
Children with prenatal drug and/or alcohol exposure (PDAE) are a very __________ group
heterogeneous
involves damage to an unborn baby due to the mother’s alcohol consumption during pregnancy
what disorder is this?
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
true or false.
The child who has Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) has problems similar to those of a child with FASD, but to a greater degree.
false- lesser degree
true or false.
Smoking and alcohol cannot damage sperm
FALSE - it can
Male ____ double their chances of fathering babies with problems like hydrocephalus
smokers
men abstain from smoking, drinking for ___ months before ch conceived
5-6
- Small head-microcephaly
- Pre- and post-natal growth problems low birth weight length
- CNS dysfunction delayed motor development, mild-profound intellectual disability, learning disabilities
- ADHD (hyperactive)
- Abnormal craniofacial features (skull and face); small eyes, strabismus (lazy eye), nystagmus (pupils of the eye quiver like jello 24/7
- malformations of major organ systems, esp. heart
- behavior problems defiance
- Swallowing problems
- learning and school problems, esp. reading & writing
- speech problems- articulation disorder, oral motor coordination problems (e.g. articulation-child cannot say “r” , oral-
- poor play, social skills
- cognitive problems-difficulties with memory and reasoning
- lang delays-comprehension (understanding) and expression (talking and writing)
- hearing issues- OME (otitis media with effusion) and/or sensorineural hearing loss
- auditory processing problems (remembering what they hear)
- sleep disturbances
- the eyes may be set wide apart also
these are the characteristics of ???
CHILDREN WITH FASD
true or false.
Olswang, Svensson, and Astley (2011)
Examined social classroom skills of typically developing (TD) and drug abuse students
12 pairs of ch observed in classrooms 20 minutes a day for 4 days across 2 weeks
false - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD not drug abuse
true or false
Olswang et al. (2011) found that:
Ch w/FASD not as prosocial as TD peers
Ch w/ FASD– increased occurrences of passive/disengaged and irrelevant behavior than TD peers
true
- Help ___ students be more engaged and social in classroom settings
- Increase teach awareness
FASD
Drugs that do the most serious damage to the developing fetus are ___, ____, ____, and _____
cocaine, heroin, morphine, and LSD
true or false
- For mothers who use heroine, this causes her blood vessels to constrict, thus reducing the flow of oxygen and other nutrients to the baby
The baby is “dealt a small deck”
this drug alters actions of baby’s neurotransmitters (brain connection)
- negatively affects behavior
May have congenital defects such as cleft palate
false - cocaine
true or false (read EACH statement)
BEHAVIORS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF drug EXPOSED CHILDREN
- Fewer spontaneous vocalizations from infancy
- Lack of appropriate gestures and words to communicate needs
- Poor visual tracking
- Gross and fine motor problems
- Decreased awareness of body in space
- Emotional liability- are mood swings from apathy to aggressiveness
- Great difficulty with transitions and changes
- Test limits; refuses to comply
- Tantrums, hitting, throwing things
- decrease problem- solving skills
- Syntactic problems (word order), esp. disorganized sentences
- Word retrieval problems (you can’t think of the word you are trying to say)
- **Indiscriminate attachment to new people
- Decreased responsiveness to praise, rewards
- Decreased use of gestures and words to initiate social interactions; poor eye contact
- Articulatory-phonological disorders
- Language difficulties that are not easily determined by standardized measures
true
true or false
BEHAVIORS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF drug-EXPOSED CHILDREN
In assessment, it may be best to informally evaluate these children’s language skills in everyday settings. These children may not qualify for therapy in the public schools
true
true or false
SUGGESTIONS FOR INTERVENTION
- Early intervention key
- Studies: parents of cocaine-exposed children increased insecurity, disorganization, avoidance of attachment
- Look at environment, work w/parents
true