Yeah, Big Debate here…
The Autism Community is all in a huff over this article.
Dr Maggie Watts, vice chairman on alcohol for the Scottish Association of Alcohol and Drug Action Teams, fears that even low levels of drinking could be related to a range of behavioural problems in young children, the cause of which has previously been a mystery.
Watts, who is also a consultant in public health medicine at NHS Ayrshire and Arran, warned that up to one in 100 Scots children – as many as 9,000 – could be suffering from Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) with symptoms including behavioural …read more