Does that mean that children who have FAS(D) will not improve with age?
The children may often improve with age but it is going to be at a far slower rate than the average child. A good rule of thumb…take the child’s chronological age and divide by two, you will them arrive at his/her true mental age. If you are expecting a 12 year old to behave like a 12 year old, you are doomed to disappointment. But if you understand that he/she is functioning at a 6year old level, then you will be more successful in dealing with them. Some things, such as bad judgment and the inability to connect actions with consequences, may never change.
