2012/04/13 by Natalie Novick Brown, Paul D. Connor, Richard S. Adler
Health Professions · Medicine · Social Sciences · #Child Welfare and Adoption #Homelessness and Social Issues #Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
paper · doi:10.1177/0093854812437919
openalex publication_date 2012/04/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/26
Youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are in a perilous circumstance. FASD is associated with a high rate of self-regulation problems and trouble with the law and is underdiagnosed. Standard juvenile corrections-based interventions often do not meet the needs of these vulnerable youth. This article describes what is known about conduct-disordered adolescents with FASD and the neurocognitive deficits that directly affect emotional and behavioral self-control. The authors propose guidelines for the assessment of FASD within residential treatment settings and analyze interventions that show promise for inpatient treatment of youth with FASD.