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[b]Its obviously undetectable until birth [/b]unless major issues are present. [/quote]

It often takes far longer than birth to detect problems that result from use of alcohol when pregnant.  Often problems aren't detected until mid to late ES.  [/quote]

Right, but at that point, it is difficult to pin the cause down, or to even know if they are alchohol related. A huge amount of kids have learning issues and social issues without having any alcohol exposure. [/quote]

In reality, how often is the cause of those social and learning issues actually explored?  When a child has attention problems or is impulsive or has judgment issues.  When a child struggles with math.  When a child has sensory problems.  When height and/or weight are below the tenth percentile.  How often does a doctor ask "well did you drink during your pregnancy and how much?"  I doubt if that question is asked very often at all.  By that point, the damage is done and knowing the cause doesn't really help with dealing with the problems.  [/quote]

Many, many studies have compared rates of LDs in FAS kids with rates of LDs in kids who are not FAS.  [/quote]

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