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THE FIRST 1000 DAYS
Impact of alcohol and other drugs between conception and aged 2 years
Pocket Guides/Presenters
ØWulf Livingston – Chair of the Alcohol and other Drugs Special Interest GroupØBrief introduction to Alcohol and Other Drugs Special Interest GroupØOverview of Pocket Guides ØPresentersØIf anyone is affected by anything in this presentation, please visit Drymester or NOFAS websites or discuss with your GP.
Why the ‘Golden’ First 1000 Days?
ØThe first 1000 days relates to the approximate time between conception and a child’s second birthday.
ØIt’s the period within which we see the most rapid phase of brain growth which sets the foundation for physical, social and emotional development.
ØIt’s a critical window for essential learning:
SeeingTalkingWalkingThinking
Why the ‘Golden’ First 1000 Days?
Why the ‘Golden’ First 1000 Days?
ØLearning more about brain plasticity – the ability of the brain to modify/change throughout the life-course
ØImportant to remember that, because of brain plasticity, opportunities exist after the first 1000 days to lesson any deficits in care, during this time.
ØIt’s essential to take a preventative approach protect the brain from the start
The care given to a child in the first 1000 days plays a significant role in their health and development/prevention of ACE’s and is
likely to impact on their life course
Why the ‘Golden’ First 1000 Days?
ØParental alcohol and substance use following the child’s birth, can also have a negative impact on their development through a lack of:
Appropriate careStimulation
Supervision and safety Emotional availability
Why the ‘Golden’ First 1000 Days?
ØOther factors that can affect a child’s health and wellbeing during the first 1000 days include:
Poor nutritionSmoking
Poor parental mental healthDomestic abuse
Poverty and poor living conditions
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CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS’ GUIDELINES – 2016
If you are pregnant or think you could become pregnant, the safest approach is not to drink alcohol at all, to keep risks to your baby to a minimum.
Drinking in pregnancy can lead to long-term harm to the baby, with the more you drink the greater the risk.
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ALCOHOL USE DURING PREGNANCYA study in The Lancet (2017) estimated 41% of pregnant women in UK drank alcohol while pregnant – the 4th highest in the world
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• Openness and honesty regarding alcohol use
• Unplanned pregnancies
• Multi-agency collaboration
• Early identification
• Support of carers & family
• Need to educate carers, professionals
• Long term appropriate support for children effected with FASD / FAS
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ALCOHOL IN THE UTERUS
FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS
Alcohol crosses placenta and enters
foetus’ blood circulation
Alcohol absorbed by foetus’ tissue
Signs of alcohol consumption detectable in newborn’s first faeces
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PERIODS OF FOETAL DEVELOPMENT
FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS
3 weeks to full termCentral nervous system
4 weeks to full termEyes
3 weeks to 9 weeksHeart
4 weeks to 9 weeksLower limbs
6 weeks to full termExternal genitalia
4 weeks to 9 weeksUpper limbs
6 weeks to 16 weeksPalate
6 weeks to full termTeeth
4 weeks to 20 weeksEars
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ALCOHOL EXPOSURE IN PREGNANCY STAGES
FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS
FIRSTTRIMESTER
SECONDTRIMESTER
THIRDTRIMESTER
Alcohol interferes with:
• migration and organisation of brain cells
• formation of Central Nervous System
Alcohol seems to causes more clinical features
Particularly between 10 and 20 weeks
Alcohol greatly affects key part of brain, leading to:
• problems with understanding, reading, maths
• inability to form or retain new memories
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Zygote Embryo Foetus Full Term
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 16
Weeks20-36
Week 38
Prenatal death Major morthological abnormalities Functional defects and minor morthological abnormalities
central nervous system
heart
upper limbs
eyes
lower limbs
teeth
palate
external genitalia
ears
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EFFECTS OF PRE-NATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE
FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS
PRE-NATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE
no effect foetal alcohol effects
foetal alcohol syndrome
death
alcohol-related birth defects
alcohol-related neurodevelopmental
disorders
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BREASTFEEDING AND ALCOHOL
FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS
• Alcohol in breast milk
• Impact on the baby and its development
• Risk of accidental suffocation
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FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (FASD)
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FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (FASD)
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Attention deficits
Memory deficits
Hyperactivity
Difficulty with abstract concepts
Inability to manage money
Poor problem solving skills
Educational learning difficulties
Difficulty learning from consequences
Immature social behaviour
Inappropriately friendly to strangers
Lack of control over emotions
Poor impulse control
Poor judgment
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FOETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME
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Small head circumference (microcephaly)
Low nasal bridgeUpturned nose
Thin upper lip
Underdeveloped jaw
Flat midface
Small, wide-set eyes
Smooth ridge between upper lip and nose
Underdeveloped upper ears (“railroad
track” ears) Skin folds on upper eyelid (epicanthal folds)
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FOETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME
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ASSESSMENT FOR FASD
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Different methods
Growth(physical size, head circumference)
Brain
Alcohol
All countries assess: But different countries use:
Face
Different tools
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EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING
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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Not FASD
FASD
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EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING PROBLEMS: THE ‘managing director’ of the brain
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‘Hot’ executive functioning:
Social immaturity
‘Cold’ executive functioning:
Poor peer relations
Naivety / vulnerability
Hyperactivity
Poor impulse control
Poor emotion regulation
Lack of insight into effect of behaviour
Poor learning from past mistakes
Poor working memory
Poor understanding of abstract concepts
Poor planning / organisation
Difficulty sequencing
Repetition of words, gestures (perseveration)
Poor sustained attention / concentration
Inability to work independently
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LIVING WITH FASD
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NINE BRAIN DOMAINS AFFECTED BY FASD
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Executive Functioning
Focus and Attention
• May have trouble with planning, sequencing,
problem solving and organisation • May be impulsive • Difficulty controlling emotions • Challenges with transitions and change • Often repeats mistakes and has difficulty
understanding consequences • Difficulty with abstract ideas/concepts • Difficulty managing time
• Can be easily distracted, over-stimulated or impulsive
• May have difficulty paying attention and be over active
• ‘Can’t sit still’
Sensory and Motor Cognition (Reasoning & Thinking)
• May be unable to make sense of what is
going on around them • May under or over react to sensory input, for
example, light, noise, touch, smell and/or taste and movement
• Difficulty with attention, learning, memory, planning and organisation
• Difficulty with understanding complex ideas • Wide range of IQ
Academic Skills Communication
• May have difficulty in school particularly with
maths, reading, time and money • May have difficulty with comprehension,
organisation and abstract concepts • May have difficulty with age appropriate
tasks • May have normal IQ • Learn better with visual or ‘hands on’
approach
• May speak well but not always understand the full meaning
• Delayed language milestones for age • Difficulty with lengthy conversations • Difficulty following instructions • May be able to repeat instructions but not
able to follow them through
Brain Structure Memory
• Brain and head circumference may be small
• Difficulty with long and short term memory – may seem forgetful
• Difficulty recalling sequences or complex instructions
• Relatively better visual memory • Easily forget steps in normal daily routine • Appear to lie but are really ‘filling in the
blanks'
Living and Social Skills
• May not understand personal boundaries and
have difficulty reading social cues • May be socially vulnerable and easily taken
advantage of. • May have difficulty seeing things from
another’s point of view • Socially and emotionally immature… may
behave younger than actual age
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PROBLEMS LINKED TO FASD
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“Foetal alcohol spectrum disorders” (FASD) is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an individual who was prenatally exposed to alcohol.
These effects may include physical, mental, behavioural, and /or learning disabilities with lifelong implications.
FASD is not a diagnostic term used by clinicians. It refers to specific conditions such as fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND), and alcohol-related birth defects (ARBD).
Source: SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Centre for Excellence. What You Need to Know: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders by the Numbers. DHHS Pub. No. (SMA)-06-4236. Rockville, MD: Centre for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 2007
94% had mental health problems
23% had received inpatient care for mental illness
83% of adults experienced dependent living
79% of adults had employment problems
60% of those aged 12 or older had trouble with the law
35% of adults and adolescents had been in prison for a crime
45% engaged in inappropriate sexual behaviour
42% had disrupted school experiences (eg, dropped out)
24% of adolescents, 46% of adults, and 35% overall had alcohol and drug problems
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EFFECTIVE WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE
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Source: Adapted from C Blackburn, Foetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Focus on strategies; Building Bridges With Understanding Project, SunfieldResearch Institute / Worcestershire County Council, Worcester, 2009, p3; and Yukon Department of Education, Canada, Making a difference: Working with students who have foetal alcohol spectrum disorders, Government of Yukon, 2006
PRINCIPLEChildren with FASD do well when parents / carers and educators talk in concrete terms, especially to children and young people learning English as an additional language or dialect. Refrain from using words with double meanings or idioms, e.g. 'jump on the computer'. The social-emotional understanding of children with FASD is often below their chronological age; therefore it helps to 'think younger' when providing assistance, giving instructions etc. It is also important not to make deficit judgements.
Concrete terms
TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES
Consistency
Repetition
Simplicity
Specific language
Structure
Supervision
Due to the difficulty that children with FASD experience in generalising learning from one situation to another, it is best to create an environment with few changes. Thus includes consistency of language and routines. Educators and parents / carers should coordinate with each other to use consistent language. Using communication books is an effective way of sharing what's happening and advising on language use and behaviours in classrooms and homes, and to guide everyone to focus on strengths rather than deficits
Children with FASD have chronic , short-term memory problems. They forget things they want to remember, as well as information that has been learned and retained for a period of time. In order for them to commit something to long-term memory, it often needs to be repetitively taught. This can be frustrating for all involved, but sensitivity and positive reinforcement create the best learning environment
Routine Stable routines and consistent visual cues that do not change from day to day make it easier for children with FASD to know what to expect next, and decrease their anxiety, enabling them to learn.
Remember to keep input short and sweet. Children with FASD are easily over-stimulated, leading to 'shutdown', at which point they can take in no more information. When children are living with trauma, this tendency towards 'shutdown' is exacerbated. Break down tasks, and always communicate the task in the positive – e.g. “We walk inside" instead of "Don’t run!"
Say exactly what you mean. Remember that children with FASD have difficulty with abstractions, generalisations and 'filling in the blanks' when given an instruction. Tell them step-by-step what to do. This will help them develop appropriate habit-forming patterns. Keep instructions concise and broken into achievable chunks
Structure is the 'glue' that enables a child with FASD to make sense of the world. If the glue is taken away, things fall apart. A child with FASD achieves and is successful because his or her world provides appropriate structure as a permanent foundation for learning. With these supports in place, a child with FASD can experience success, a vital element in developing self-worth and self-confidence
Due to their cognitive challenges, children with FASD bring a naivety to daily ilife situations. They need constant supervision, as with much younger children, to help them develop habitual patterns of appropriate behaviours, and ensure their safety and wellbeing at all times
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UNDERSTANDING FASD
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FASD IN CONVERSATION…..
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Neo-Natal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) – Allison Hulmes
ØNeonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a group ofwithdrawal symptoms seen in new-born babies causedby a sudden withdrawal of substances at birth
ØThe effects are like those experienced by an adult who suddenly stops taking substances
Neo-Natal Abstinence Syndrome
Infants are at increased risk from Mothers who have taken drugs (during pregnancy) such as:
HeroinMethadone
SubutexAmphetamines
CocaineCodeine
Benzodiazepines LSD
Some anti-depressants
How Does NAS Present?
ØSigns and symptoms of NAS can be different for every baby and can range from mild to severe
ØMost happen within 3 days (72 hours) of birth, some may happen right after birth or not until a few weeks after birth
ØSymptoms can last from 1 week to 6 months after birthØA baby with NAS may need more specialised medical
care and perhaps medication to help manage the symptoms
Do remember that most babies with NAS who get treatment get better in 5 to 30 days once they have
withdrawn from the substance
ØBody shakes (tremors), seizures (convulsions)ØOveractive reflexes (twitching) and tight
musclesØExcessive crying or having a high-pitched cryØPoor feeding or sucking or slow weight gainØBreathing problems, including fast breathingØFever, sweating or blotchy skinØTrouble sleeping and lots of yawningØDiarrhoea or vomitingØStuffy nose or sneezing
How Does NAS Present?
Engaging Dads
ØFathers’ attitudes and behaviours can impact significantly on mothers and babies during pregnancy and birth
Ø It’s important to remember that during the first two years of babies’ lives, most fathers are around
ØExpectant and new mothers rely on their partner above anyone else and are more likely to receive support from them than from any other person, including medical staff
ØMothers feel more capable and confident about breastfeeding when their partner is supportive
ØSensitive and supportive Father involvement following the birth relates to a range of positive outcomes in babies and toddlers.
ØThe influence of fathers on infant language development is equal to that of mothers, so the role of father’s in ensuring babies and toddlers have the best environment to develop and flourish, is crucial
Disengaged father-child interactions, as early as the third month of life, have been found to predict behaviour problems in children when they
are older
InterventionsSocial Work InterventionsØIntervention is focused on maintaining parents/partners in
substance use services ØSupporting positive parenting skills and strategiesØIt is important to be very clear about the factors that offer
protection to children from parental substance use and identify a trusted adult in the family support network, who can model good parenting and provide some practical/emotional support
ØThese measures can have a positive impact in reducing parental stress and promoting the best environment for a child’s development and well-being to flourish.
Interventions
Brief Interventions
ØUses motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate behaviour change, along with core skills of open questions, affirmation, reflection and summary
ØIt’s time limited and purposefulØIn pregnant women, brief interventions have been shown
to modestly improve rates of alcohol abstinence
Video – Parents in Recovery
InterventionsMotivational Interviewing (MI)
ØAt its simplest, MI is a helping conversation about change, one in which social workers regularly engage
ØMI is used by suitably trained social workers to guide parents/carers in making positive behaviour change, either pre or post birth
ØOne of the most important reasons that many parents make positive changes to their alcohol and/or substance use, is pregnancy and child-birth
Ø In a social worker/service user relationship, this is achieved through arranging a conversation, so that the service user effectively talks themselves into change, by resolving ambivalence and finding their own important reasons for change
ØEmpathy, compassion and collaboration are key for motivational interviewing practitioners
ØThe earlier that positive behaviour change happens, the better the long-term outcomes for a baby/toddler
Interventions
Gro-Brain – brain-based parenting for long-term emotional health
ØGro-brain interventions are targeted at the key first 1000 days in a child’s life to increase the opportunities for optimal health and brain development across the life-span
ØThe Gro-Brain is a parenting course and can be undertaken pre or postnatally.
ØIt can be delivered as a group or as a one to one with parents or carers
ØThe tools and resources are visual and interactive and suitable for a variety of learning styles
ØThe course can be delivered by anyone
Key Messages
ØDON’T be judgemental - Women don’t use alcohol/other substances in pregnancy because they want to harm their baby
• They may not know they’re pregnant• They may not know the most current advice
• They may be under pressure socially or from others, including partners
• They may be coping with difficult life experiences and stressors
ØDO integrate care and support for parents and children from different services – multi-agency working is essential.
Key Messages
ØDO ask questions at the earliest possibility about both parents’ alcohol/substance use and ASSESS and RECORD this. DON’T assume anyone else will, it might prove key at a later stage if considering an FASD diagnosis
ØDO be aware of the impact a fathers/partners problematic alcohol/substance use can have on a mum and the safety of the child
ØDO be aware of the protective and resilience factors that could support positive parental behaviour in relation to substance use. They will almost always be there and shouldn’t be overlooked
Key Messages
ØDO approach every interaction with parents with empathy, respect and an understanding of substance use in a wider context. This is key to removing the stigma many parents fear
ØDO remember that a respectful, helping conversation that effects positive behaviour change can happen in just a few minutes
ØDO work in partnership with parents, families and key agencies throughout the first 1000 days