| garland, yes, you are right that those things could be the cause. John doesn't have the physical features often associated with fetal alcohol syndrome, but I doubt all kids with FAS have that. And drugs certainly could be a possibility.
Interestingly, this birth mom claimed no substance abuse. However, the girl that this same couple adopted had a birthmom who said she had previously used cocaine but did not use it during pregnancy. So they knew there was the possibility that she had, in fact, used it and were prepared for that with their adopted D. But the little girl is now 16 and is perfectly fine (except that she thinks her mother is completely stupid and rolls her eyes all the time...in other words, a normal teenager). |