How teachers can manage attention span and activity level difficulties due to Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in the classroom: an occupational therapy approach.
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a disorder that can occur in a child whose mother consumed excessive amounts of alcohol during pregnancy. Children with FAS experience physical, cognitive and/ or behavioural problems, with possible life long implications. Principles of Evidence Based Practice (EBP)...
| Publicado en: | South African Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 10 - 17 |
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Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa
Dec2009
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