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B. 12%
A. 3%
C. 37%
D. 46%
What percentage of babies have been exposed to prenatal binge drinking (more than 5 drinks per session)?
Based on a recent Statistics Canada study it is likely that 37% of babies have been exposed to
multiple episodes of binge drinking
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
What percentage of babies have had multiple prenatal exposures to more than one drink of
alcohol?
B. 62%
D. 18%
C. 39%
A. 79%
Based on Statistics Canada's "Canadian Community Health Survey" and their Birth and Population statistics for the concurrent period, It is likely that 37% of babies have been exposed to multiple episodes of binge drinking (5+ drinks per session) during pregnancy. An additional 42% have been multiply exposed to 1 to 4 drinks per session during pregnancy.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
How many different conditions, disabilities, and defects may be
exhibited by babies with prenatal exposure to alcohol?
B. 60
D. 24
C. 17
A. 32
Prenatal alcohol exposure has been linked to more than 60 disease conditions, birth defects and disabilities.
Damage is a diverse continuum from mild intellectual and behavioural issues to profound disabilities or premature death.
Bonus Jeopardy
Wow! You’re good!
Answer
What percentage of children have been
significantly affected by prenatal exposure to
alcohol so that they require special
education services?
B. 10 - 15%
C. 20 – 25%
D. 30 – 35%
A. 3 – 5 %
It is probable that 10% to 15% of children are affected significantly enough by prenatal alcohol exposure to require special education.
As they become adults, FASD does not disappear but the issues of youth translate into ongoing problems in family relationships, employment, mental health and justice conflicts.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
True or False:
Ethanol interacts with 100 different gene and cell events in the fetus.
A. True
B. False
Ethanol interacts with over 1000 genes and cell events, including cell
signaling, transport and proliferation.
Alcohol is a known mutagen.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
FAS is often misdiagnosed by doctors as being:
A. All of the below
D. Global delay
C. Autism
B. ADHD
Physicians do not ordinarily screen their patients for alcohol use. It is a legal substance and many are
concerned about offending their patients. Rather than incurring the wrath of patients, it is much easier to call the child’s diagnosis autism, ADHD, bi-polar,
RAD, etc, which do not carry the social baggage of an alcohol related disability. Unfortunately, it can also mean the intervention and treatment protocols may
not be appropriate for the child and no intervention is taken to prevent further alcohol exposed pregnancies
by that mother.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
RIGHT!
When you’re RIGHT, you’re RIGHT!
A. Fetal Alcohol Effects
Which of the following alcohol related
conditions is less severe than FAS?
C. Alcohol Related Birth Defects
B. Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
D. None of the above
All of the alcohol related conditions can be equally as severe as FAS.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
Genius! That’ s
what it is… sheer
genius!
True or False
Canadian First Nations groups significantly contribute to the
number of FAS cases in Canada.
B. False
A. True
Registered Natives are only 2.2% of the Canadian population. Yet 79% of Canada's babies are prenatally
exposed to alcohol.
The attitude in government and promoted by the media, is that natives have a huge drinking problem and FASD is primarily a First Nations issue. Wrong!
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
You just outsmarted
me!
Which of the following drugs have a more severe
effect on the fetus than alcohol?
A. Marijuana
C. Heroin
B. Cocaine
D. None of the above
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
True or False:
Breastfeeding while drinking alcohol can lead to Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome. B. False
A. True
FAS can only occur while the mother is pregnant.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
A .They are manipulative
Which of the following is not a characteristic trait of FAS students in the classroom?
D. They are easily distracted
C. They act on impulse
B. They are eager to please
FAS students are easily manipulated but are not manipulative.
Students with FAS will often take the blame for things they did not do.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
True or False:
Children with FASD have difficulty making friends because they are shy and timid. A. True
B. False
Students with FAS are generally not shy or timid.
They tend to be very friendly and eager to please. They can be very endearing and are often teachers’
“favorites”, especially in elementary schools.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
You’re bouncing along well!
A. Interpret idioms literally
Children with FASD may exhibit
which of the following traits: B. Have high or low
pain thresholds
C. Vision and Hearingimpairments
D. All of the Above
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
True or False:
Some students with FASD may graduate
high school with minimal
accommodations?
A. True
B. False
Many FAS students graduate high school with minimal
extra support or adaptations, according to a report compiled by the British Columbia Ministry
of Education.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
You are so lucky!
True or False:
Students with FASD may exhibit extreme
inconsistencies in their abilities from one day to the next.
B. False
A. True
In Manitoba, a teacher reported having a student who was capable of reciting 20 facts pertaining to
their unit of study.
The next day the student could only remember half.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
A. Sensory disabilities
B. Minimizing inappropriate social interactions
D. All of the above
C. Reducing distractions
Placing students with FASD at the front of the class is advantageous for the
following reason:
FAS students often suffer from visual and hearing impairments.
They may have attention deficit problems and therefore require a reduction in
classroom distractions.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
True or False:
FASD students would benefit by learning socially acceptable behaviors by sitting
quietly and not fiddling in class.
A. True
B. False
Providing students with an opportunity to release physical
energy can be beneficial.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
True or False:
The majority of FASD students graduate high school with well established life skills as a result of current curriculum practices.
B. False
A. True
The curriculum does not currently provide students with ample
opportunities to obtain necessary life skills to be applied beyond their public
education.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
Which of the following school
employees are involved in ensuring a
successful school experience for
FASD students?
A. Custodians
B. Methods and Resources Teachers
D. All of the above
C. Bus Drivers
It is necessary for the entire school community to be involved in order to
ensure a positive learning environment for all students.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
I hope children never lose their sense of wonder and peace!
True or False:
When discussing issues with FASD students, teachers
can usually depend on the veracity of information they
are being told.
A. True
B. False
Social behaviours often exhibited by students with FAS often include stealing and lying.
Furthermore, because they are eager to please they will often tell you what you want to hear.
Bonus Jeopardy
Answer
Final JeopardyTrue or False
Many health authorities have stated that having an occasional alcoholic drink while pregnant has no
significant effect on the fetus.
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: "No safe time. No safe amount. No safe alcohol. Period."
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: "While it is apparent that children who meet the criteria for FAS are born only to those mothers who consume large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy, studies have reported neurobehavioral deficits and intrauterine growth retardation in infants born to mothers who reported themselves to be moderate alcohol consumers during pregnancy. Because we do not know at what point alcohol damage begins, it is prudent to recommend that pregnant women abstain from alcohol."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: "Public health concern over the use of alcohol during pregnancy was first signaled in 1981 by the release of a public health advisory from the Office of the Surgeon General warning women who were pregnant or planning to become pregnant to abstain from alcohol use because of the potential risks to the fetus. Since that time the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued additional advisories in 1990 and 1995 reiterating that women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant should not drink alcohol."
