(WAND) - September marks the start of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders refer to a range of lifelong physical, behavioral, and cognitive disabilities caused by alcohol exposure before birth. FASD affects an estimated 1-5% of first graders in the U.S. Those living with FASD may have challenges in areas like:

Learning and memory

Understanding and following directions

Switching attention between tasks

Controlling emotions and impulsivity

Communicating and developing social skills

Experiencing depression and anxiety

Performing daily life skills, including feeding, bathing, counting money, telling time, and minding personal safety

The Illinois Liquor Control Commission urges expectant mothers struggling with alcohol to seek help for

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