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Table 3 Recommended Australian FASD diagnostic assessment content

From: Recommendations from a consensus development workshop on the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Australia

Recommended content

Content included on the UW FASD Diagnostic Form or New Patient Information Form

History:

Yes

  Family/social

Yes

  Prenatal medical

Yes

  Obstetric

Yes

  Neonatal

Yes

  Developmental

Yes

  Academic

Yes

  Current problems

Yes

  Pre + post natal alcohol +  other prenatal exposures

Yes

  Paternal drinking

Yes

  Drug and alcohol use in the child or individual

Yes

  Early life trauma

Yes

Examination:

Yes

  Growth

Yes

  Head circumference

Yes

  Dysmorphology

Yes

  Central nervous system

Yes

  Birth defects

Yes

Medical investigations

Yes

Diagnostic criteria

Yes

Exclusion of other diagnoses

Yes

Reporting final diagnosis by category

Yes

Results summary: strengths and areas of need

Yes

Follow-up and management plan

Yes

  1. UW-University of Washington 4-Digit Diagnostic Code [4].