Executive functioning predicts social skills following prenatal alcohol exposure.
Adverse sequelae of prenatal alcohol exposure include executive function and social skills impairments, although these two domains have not been empirically linked in alcohol-exposed individuals. This study investigated this relationship using the BRIEF and the SSRS in 98 children aged 6 to 11 years. Executive functions explained a significant percentage of variance in parent and teacher rated social skills. No differences were found among children with diagnoses of FAS, partial FAS, or alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder. It may be helpful to consider executive functioning in designing social skills interventions for alcohol-exposed children whether or not they have full FAS.
Schonfeld
Amy M
AM
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human behavior, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. amyschonfeld@gmail.com
Paley
Blair
B
Frankel
Fred
F
O'Connor
Mary J
MJ
D000367:Age Factors; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior
D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol