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Difficulties with oral language are always present for those with FASD. However, it is not always easy to appreciate where language skills are involved, as other areas such as cognition, behaviour, social skills and emotional regulation frequently involve communication skills, and they can be hard to separate. At this level, skills are complex and interactive. However improving communication skills can have spin-off effects on the other areas. This chapter outlines how communication skills are so often involved in the trouble that young people with FASD have with the law, and considers what advice is available to help with oral language problems.
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Although deficits have been reported in these skills for some, e.g. Abel 1990, cited in Mattson and Riley (1998) p. 289.
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Hand, L., Pickering, M., Kedge, S., McCann, C. (2016). Oral Language and Communication Factors to Consider When Supporting People with FASD Involved with the Legal System. In: Nelson, M., Trussler, M. (eds) Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Adults: Ethical and Legal Perspectives. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 63. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20866-4_9
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