Health+Effects+and+Social+effects+of+Fetal+Alcohol+Spectrum+Disorder

The health effects include the following: skeletal abnormalities that can include facial deformities, physical disabilities that can include kidney problems, learning problems, difficulty understanding the consequences of their action, obsessive-compulsive disorders and depression. The result of these problems can lead to the person with Fetal Spectrum Disorder to suffer social problems such as dropping out of school, getting into trouble with the law, unemployment homelessness and alcohol and drug problems. This information was obtained from the Health Canada website Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (Canada, 2009) As you can see Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can have a profound impact on our health and social services system. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the leading cause of developmental and cognitive disabilities in Canadian children. (Brenda Stade, 2006 Feb., p. 1) In Canada there are 4000 new cases born each year with a life time cost of 1 million dollars per case. This translates to a total cost of4 billion dollars per year (Brenda Slade, 2007 August; 53(8), p. 1) and the cost is growing.