Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is of unknown prevalence in the UK, and any prenatal exposure to alcohol is a risk factor. There is no treatment, and the damage to the child’s brain and organs cannot be reversed. It is suggested that children with FASD often get misdiagnosed with conditions such as autism and ADHD. When alcohol passes from the mother into the fetus’s body, the baby lacks oxygen and the nutrients needed for its brain and organs to grow properly.
