FAS DPN Clinic

Contact: Susan Astley, For appointments call 206-598-7666 or click here

Core Function: Clinical Services

The FAS Diagnostic & Prevention Network (FAS DPN) Clinic is staffed by an interdisciplinary team that includes a pediatrician, licensed clinical and school psychologists, a speech-language pathologist, an occupational therapist, a family advocate and a maternal advocate. The FAS DPN Clinic provides diagnostic evaluations for individuals of all ages (toddlers to adults) who have prenatal alcohol exposure.

Clinic is held on Fridays. Two patients are evaluated each Friday, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Before coming to clinic, caregivers complete a questionnaire (called a New Patient Information Form) that documents the patient's developmental history and the caregivers' concerns. Caregivers are asked to bring copies of previous school, medical, and psychological evaluations to clinic. The clinic staff will help families collect these documents. The caregivers are interviewed by a pediatrician and psychologist at the clinic and the patient is examined to determine if he/she has the features of FAS. The patient also receives a brief language and neurologic assessment. After the interview and clinical examination, the clinic team meets to derive a diagnosis using the FAS 4-Digit Diagnostic Code and establish referrals for treatment and services. The caregivers then meet with the clinic team to discuss the diagnosis and referrals.

Caregivers participate as an essential member of the team throughout the evaluation process. The clinical evaluation and discussion of the diagnosis and referrals takes approximately four hours.

If you would like to read more about this interdisciplinary diagnostic process, click here.

More Information

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University of Washington • Center on Human Development and Disability Box 357920 • Seattle WA 98195-7920 USA • 206-543-7701 • chdd@u.washington.edu