Wed, 8 August 2007
Any Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is diagnosed by assessing the four key features that were first identified in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in 1973. FAS requires a positive and severe finding in all four key features, but other FASD conditions may vary across a continuum of severity. FAS is the only expression of FASD that has garnered consensus among experts to become an official ICD-9 and ICD-10 diagnosis. The four key features of FASD that are assessed with any diagnostic system include:
The following criteria must be fully met for an FAS diagnosis:
Is FAS worse than other FASD conditions? No. The fact is that other FASD conditions have more secondary disabilities. Feedback or comments may be sent to: Michael__at__FASDElephant__dot__com. |