July 14, 2010 – The Federal Affordable Care Act ensures new health plans provide coverage of prenatal alcohol and tobacco use screening without share of cost to patient.

• Fact sheet

• More info at healthcare.gov (takes you to a new site)

February 3, 2010 ScienceDaily:

Neural processing differences in ADHD in individuals with and without prenatal alcohol exposure

Summary– The adverse effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on behavioral, cognitive, and social development can lead to a range of symptoms referred to as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Attention and cognition problems seen in individuals with a history of prenatal alcohol exposure often resemble those linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). An assessment of these disorders has found that while children with FASD may meet the behavioral criteria for ADHD, their attention difficulties differ in subtle but important respects.

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