4-Digit Code FASD Diagnostic Outcomes

4-Digit Code FASD Diagnostic Outcomes by Region

Comparing FASD Diagnostic Outcomes Across Clinics
With the creation of the 4-Digit Diagnostic Code and the expansion of it's use across the U.S. and Canada, we are now in a position, for the first time ever, to compare and contrast FASD diagnostic outcomes across clinical/research sites in a valid manner.

Posted below are the FASD diagnostic outcomes for the Washington State FAS Diagnostic & Prevention Network of Clinics. We invite other clinical/research teams, who practice the 4-Digit Diagnostic Code, to post their FASD outcomes (in aggregate format without patient identifiers) on their websites. The Washington State FAS DPN will be happy to link to your website to allow Users to easily compare and contrast the outcomes across different sites. For ease of comparison, we recommend you summarize your results using a format similar to that used by the Washington State FAS Diagnostic & Prevention Network (posted below).

It is important to note that these diagnostic outcomes DO NOT reflect population-based prevalence rates for the different geographic regions. These diagnostic outcomes are clinic-based and will be influenced by each clinic's unique process for accepting requests for diagnostic evaluations. For example, some clinics only evaluate children. Other clinics only evaluate patients with a confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure history. Some clinics may choose to evaluate all patients requesting an evaluation, regardless of their age or prenatal alcohol exposure. The unique intake criteria for each clinic will be briefly posted so the outcomes can be interpreted in the proper context.

FASD Diagnostic Outcomes

Washington State FAS Diagnostic & Prevention Network Clinics.
Click here to view a profile of diagnostic outcomes of the first 1,500 patients seen in the Washington State FAS Diagnostic and Prevention (FAS DPN) clinics since 1993. The outcomes are based on the 1999 version of the 4-Digit Diagnostic Code (Astley & Clarren, 2000).

Proportion of patients who present with Rank 1 (normal) to Rank 4 (abnormal) outcomes in Growth, Face, Brain and Alcohol. Click here to learn more about the 4-Digit Ranks.