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. 2006 Oct 13;4:81. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-4-81

Table 1.

Characteristics of the children.

Characteristics Number (%)
Gender
 Male 54 42.9
 Female 72 57.1
Diagnosis
 FAS 56 44.4
 FAE 70 55.6
Ethnicity
 Native 57 45.2
 Euro-Canadian 69 54.8
Age
 8–12 years 48 38.1
 13–17 years 40 31.7
 18–21 years 38 30.2
Age Mean: 14.5 years
Relationship to Parent
 Biological 14 11.1
 Adoptive 70 55.6
 Foster 42 33.3
*Cognitive Delay
 Not Delayed 12 9.5
 Mild 59 46.8
 Moderate 41 32.5
 Severe 14 11.2

*Cognitive Delay = Mild: Borderline Range of intellectually deficient level on a standard IQ score (3rd to 8th percentile); Moderate: Intellectually deficient level (0.1 to 2nd percentile); Severe: Intellectually deficient level (less than the 0.1 percentile). Cognitive delay was measured using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale and the Standford-Binet Intelligence Scales.