Question:	What does FASD stand for?
Answer:	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the original name given to a cluster of physical and mental defects present from birth, FASD is the new name which  Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Question:	What causes FASD?
Answer:	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the original name given to a cluster of physical and mental defects present from birth that is the direct result of a woman’s drinking alcoholic beverages while she is pregnant. In fact, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome remains the most common cause of diagnosable mental retardation in the United States.
Question:	How is FASD manifested?
Answer:	Children with FASD have varying degrees from slight to significant behavioral, emotional, and learning difficulties that can best be understood as a deficit in processing information: recording information (bringing it into the brain), interpreting information, storing the information in memory for later use, and using the information to guide language and movement.