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[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I played ice hockey with a young bloke who had FAS and he was an absolute mess. Zero impulse control, low intelligence and addicted to anything he could get his hands on.

Some of his behaviour would have earned another person a beating but everyone knew and tried… correcting his behaviour a bit more gently.

His dad was clearly making an effort but it was ruining both their lives and he had divorced.

Young bloke ended up offing himself.

On an equally depressing note, once you know what to look for you see FAS fairly regularly in porn.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That last one. Ooof. But what specifically?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

From Wikipedia, though it is mentioned only 10% of People with FAS have these characteristics.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Damn I cannot read that. Black text on black bacground with transparent image.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

The key signs of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) required for diagnosis include:

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Skill issue. jk, you can right click and select open in new tab, had a white background for me then. (you could also click the wikipedia link, for me it had no dark mode aswell)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

I am on my phone. I even switched to light mode but when opening the image it still had a black background. The main issue is with the original image having a fucking transparent one for some godforsaken reason.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Had a friend in high school who had an adopted sibling with FAS. Her parents were great people and provided him with opportunities in life that he never would have had otherwise.

But the real hero was that friend, she was his eyes, ears and guardian angel all in one. Nobody fucked with this kid because she was the embodiment of "not the one"

[–] [email protected] 110 points 1 week ago

Sometimes, we're assholes doing asshole things.

But sometimes, juust sometimes, we become the Universe's instruments for slapping some sense into others.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 week ago (3 children)

FAShttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_alcohol_spectrum_disorder

[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I cannot tell the difference between this picture and a regular baby.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Compare side by side and look at the upper lip, usually the biggest tell

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago (4 children)

How do they take pictures before and after?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Time machine. Keep up.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

I will have, I will have...

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago

Just photograph the baby before and after the pub marathon? Use yer head, bruv.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

There is no 'after' for FAS. That shit is forever

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

That's the joke. They suggested a side by side picture on a baby.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

with a camera... how are you this dense?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago

The day I realized that every single one on my dad's side of the family likely had FAS so much shit clicked into place, I kid you not.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My friend always calls people 'hair lip' when he's talkin shit 💀

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

it's actually "hare lip," derogatory term for people with cleft palate, as their mouths were compared to the split lip of rabbits

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Oh snap that's even more fucked up

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nah. Dude is not the reason for a divorce. The mother is. She chose to indulge in alcohol while pregnant. It's her fault.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Go BAMA /s

But also looks around nervously