Filmmaker Gabe Chasnoff's illuminating documentary aims to update public awareness about the consequences of drinking alcohol during pregnancy. While many have long known about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, a wider Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) exists with a broad range of impacts on unborn children from drinking. Moment to Moment defines these different problems, some of which are less extreme, but also capable of presenting issues as a child grows older. Underlying all of the points on the spectrum are cognitive challenges resulting from underdevelopment of the brain. An inability to process information so as to make reasonable and safe judgments is a common symptom, but degrees vary. One child might commit an assault while another will send nude photos of herself via cell phone because someone asked her to do so. One teen might experience anxiety and tears over a minor problem while another will get arrested. Kids, adoptive parents, medical specialists, and legal professionals all weigh in on both life with FASD and the relative ignorance of FASD in society—especially in education and the courts. While some of these behaviors are common to adolescents—regardless of the degree of parental drinking—this is an enlightening film that successfully broadens viewer awareness of a devastating health issue. Highly recommended. Aud: J, H, C, P. (T. Keogh)
Moment to Moment: Teens Growing Up with FASDs
(2015) 56 min. DVD: $24.99 ($200 w/PPR). NTI Upstream. ISBN: 978-09707762-4-2. Volume 30, Issue 2
Moment to Moment: Teens Growing Up with FASDs
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