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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on April 13, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj029
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Journal of Pediatric Psychology © The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oupjournals.org
Received December 31, 2003
Revised November 11, 2004
Accepted March 11, 2005

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Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Ability, Academic Achievement, and School Functioning in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Follow-Up

Karen K. Howell PhD1*, Mary Ellen Lynch PhD1, Kathleen A. Platzman PhD1, G. Harold Smith EDS2, and Claire D. Coles PhD1

1 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine and
2 Fulton County Schools; Retired

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Karen K. Howell, E-mail: khowell{at}emory.edu


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Background Prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with learning, behavioral, and academic problems even in children without the fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Objective To examine the prenatal alcohol exposure and ability, academic achievement, and school functioning in adolescence. Methods In a longitudinal cohort, intelligence, academic performance, and school functioning were evaluated in 265 low socioeconomic status (SES) adolescents (M age = 15.1 years), 128 prenatally exposed to alcohol, 53 controls, and 84 special education students by using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 3rd edition (WISC-III) and the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT). School records were abstracted for grade point averages (GPA), standardized achievement test scores, conduct, attendance, and special education placement. Results Alcohol-affected youth had significantly lower IQs than those in the other three groups. Conclusion Although academic achievement (WIAT scores) was most impaired in the special education group who showed lower performance over all as well as in reading and spelling, alcohol-affected youth showed significant deficits on mathematics subtests. There was no increased incidence of conduct problems in school records related to alcohol exposure.

Keywords: academic functioning; fetal alcohol syndrome.
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