(038) Sexual Issues Due to Comorbidities in Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Abstract Introduction Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is used to describe the range of conditions associated with prenatal exposure. FASD characterized by growth deficits, facial dysmorphia and central nervous system abnormalities. When an individual remains undiagnosed proper interventions are not instituted, secondary disabilities common. Prenatal exposure affects individual’s development, cognition learning, which results in characteristic ways thinking behaving. Deficits can from mild cognitive deficits such as subtle effects on executive function, memory adaptive behavior profound intellectual disability severe behavioral problems that result poor self-regulation. Objectives To examine adverse life outcomes regarding sexual individuals FASD. Methods A literature search was performed using keywords relating Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Development, Cognition Sexual issues. Results Findings showed one strongest correlates including inappropriate behaviors lack early diagnosis. The longer went undiagnosed, greater odds outcomes. One study examined 415 subjects ages ranging six fifty-one noted most frequent outcome increasing age. Inappropriate defined sentencing a offending treatment program or persistent pattern encounters at least these behaviors: obscene phone calls, sex animals, voyeurism, incest, masturbation public, compulsions, exposure, promiscuity, advances, touching. It concluded symptoms may make it challenging distinguish between appropriate due functional deficits. For same reasons, do generally improve after standard programming for addressing sexually behaviors. Conclusions There has been very little empirical research role behavior. In addition, environmental factors play increased incidence found almost all females exhibited had also experienced physical, abuse violence against themselves. Additionally, half them drug related Further into issues required confirm causality findings so far. Disclosure No.