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. 2021 Sep 29;45(11):2271–2281. doi: 10.1111/acer.14705

TABLE 1.

Measures used and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) domains of impairment

Domain Subdomain Measure
Growth Height below 9th percentile and weight below 9th percentile, medical history
Face Photographic measurements using 4‐digit FAS Facial Measurement software
Central Nervous System Brain OFC below 2nd centile, medical history, or brain scan report
Hard/ soft neurological signs

SSP defined differences in 2 or more domains

History of formally diagnosed motor disorder, for example, dyspraxia

History of epilepsy or other neurological issues (from medical history)

Communication CCC−2, Vineland communication domain. Defined by abnormality >1.5 standard deviations below the mean
Cognition WISC‐V: Full‐Scale IQ 2 standard deviations from norm or 2 standard deviations between different subdomains
Executive function

BRIEF overall score: score above clinical cutoff range

NEPSY executive function domain Score 1.5 standard deviations from norm or 2 standard deviations between subdomains

Memory WISC‐V, NEPSY memory domain
Attention

SDQ attention domain scores above clinical cutoffs

NEPSY attention domain

Adaptive behavior, social skills SCQ (score above 15), SDQ (score above clinical cutoff), Vineland social domain, Vineland daily living skills domain (both scores 1.5 standard deviations from mean)
Academic Teacher report, below average level, has EHC Plan
Alcohol consumption of birth mother History information sheet

Abbreviations: BRIEF, Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function; CCC‐2, Communication Checklist for Children; EHC Plan, Education, Health and Care Plan; FAS, fetal alcohol syndrome. IQ, Intelligence Quota; NEPSY, NEuroPSYchological Assessment; OFC, occipital frontal circumference; SSP, short sensory profile; SCQ, Social Communication Questionnaire; SDQ, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; WISC‐V, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth UK Edition.