How do the neurocognitive profiles of FASD and complex trauma compare in the pediatric population?: A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this scoping review is to compare the neurocognitive profiles of children and youth diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) to those of children and youth diagnosed with complex trauma.

Introduction

The neurocognitive challenges resulting from prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) have been defined by the FASD diagnosis. Complex trauma exposure, in the form of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), is associated with similar neurocognitive deficits. Recent evidence suggests ACE exposures to be higher in individuals with FASD as compared to non-FASD controls which warrants a closer look at the overlap between the neurocognitive deficits associated with FASD and complex trauma. A more robust understanding comparing the neurocognitive profiles of FAS

SUBMITTER: Gupta R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12324080 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature