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My friend worked in adoptions for a few years said 70% of the infants they place have FAS, they suspect the number is higher.

That would be an extraordinary figure. I think you misunderstood; perhaps she meant exposure.
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That definitely sounds correct for exposure.  The thing with prenatal alcohol exposure is that it is a spectrum.  It is truly a game of Russian roulette---with the severity of the effects completely dependent on the developmental stage of the fetus at the time of consumption.  I have heard the statistic that up to 60% of the kids in the foster care system have some degree of prenatal alcohol-exposure issues.  As an adoptive parent of older children from that world, that statistic seems correct to me.  And it is unfortunate that much more education and training is given to adoptive parents regarding attachment issues and emotional trauma than to identifying and providing early interventions for alcohol-exposed children.      [/quote]

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