P - Glossary - FASDJustice CA

Palpebral fissures eye slits, the eye slits of a child with FAS are small.

pFAS

pFAS Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome-is a medical diagnosis used to describe an individual born with permanent brain damage and two of the three facial birth defects found in FAS. Confirmation of maternal alcohol use in pregnancy is required for this relatively uncommon diagnosis.

Philtrum

Philtrum groove between the upper lip and the base of the nose

Primary Behaviours

Primary Behaviours the primary effects of FASD are those resultant behaviours that most clearly reflect the brain damage caused by the use of alcohol in pregnancy. For example: an inability to effectively use mathematical, time or money concepts.