Statistics suggest that less than 1 out of every 1,000 children meet the diagnostic criteria for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) like Mackie. But other newer literature puts that number much higher at between 6 to 9 per l,000.
And that is just FAS. FAS is the most affected end of the FASD spectrum. Many on the FASD spectrum will have no visual signs of being affected. One study suggest that 2.4 to 4.8 percent of children in a midwestern community are affected by FASDs. Another larger scale study came up with a similar picture. Putting the rate of FAS in U.S. school children and some other European countries at 2 to 5 percent.
Source: http://ireta.org/2015/06/08/alcohol-exposure-affects-fetal-brain-development/
Schools have policies to address peanut allergies, school nurses and staff are trained to help children with diabetes which have lesser populations than those affected by FASD. Where is the training and understanding for those who were born affected by FASDs?
Anny
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