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How is hypersexual behavior treated, for FASD ?

Hypersexual behaviour is perhaps the most difficult to deal with. This is because sexuality in general is a difficult topic for society.<br>It is important to state that not all those with FASD are hypersexual. <br>There is extensive research into the normal brain function of sexual behaviour and the hypersexuality brain, although little about what to do about it. None of this research considers pae or fasd. <br>We need to keep in mind that FASD does not capture all the consequences of prenatal and preconceptual alcohol, when we consider their epigenetics and immune system effects.<br><br>

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How is hypersexual behavior treated, for FASD ?

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  1. I have been asked the question - How is hypersexual behavior treated, for FASD ? Hypersexual behaviour is perhaps the most difficult to deal with. This is because sexuality in general is a difficult topic for society. It is important to state that not all those with FASD are hypersexual. There is extensive research into the normal brain function of sexual behaviour and the hypersexuality brain, although little about what to do about it. None of this research considers pae or fasd. > doi: 10.1155/2003/123757 doi: 10.1002/hbm.22262 doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2016.04.002 doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.03.007 doi: 10.1038/npp.2012.19 doi: 10.1007/s00115-013-3858-9 doi: 10.1007/s11910-013-0386-8 doi: 10.7759/cureus.348 doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63247-0.00006-7 Can J Psy chi a try 2001;46:26– 34 doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00546 doi: 10.3390/jcm8020157

  2. There is extensive research relating to medical conditions, other than FASD, that are associated with hypersexuality> Brain Inj. 1990 Apr-Jun;4(2):175-81. PMID: 2331547 doi: 10.9740/mhc.2016.09.229, 10.1136/bcr-2016-215926 There is far less research into the treatment of hypersexuality, treatment is generally not very satisfactory and depends on the associated medical condition > doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.019 doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.03.010 J Clin Psychiatry. 1991 Feb;52(2):60-5. PMID: 1993637 As expected, there is little research into pae/fasd and hypersexuality. This publication should be helpful > Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Sexually Inappropriate Behaviors: A Guide for Criminal Justice and Forensic Mental Health Professionals https://online.csp.edu/blog/forensic-scholars-today/fetal-alcohol- spectrum-disorder-fasd-and-sexually-inappropriate-behaviors Here is an interesting publication but, as so often, it seems to have disappeared into obscurity >

  3. Ameliorative effect of BDNF on prenatal ethanol and stress exposure- induced behavioral disorders. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.09.066. Publications on behaviour intervention, although helpful, do not focus on hypersexuality > Alcohol Research & Health, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2011 The problem is that those interventions that are used for hypersexuality do not take into account the cognitive, information processing and sensory disabilities of fasd > DOI: 10.1177/107906320201400403 As always, we have to look at the correlations to make up for the lack of research on pae and fasd. In this case thedevelopment and function of those areas of the brain described in the above publications are impaired as a consequence of prenatal alcohol exposure > Magnetic resonance spectroscopy outcomes from a comprehensive magnetic resonance study of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2009.01.003 Focus On: Neurotransmitter Systems.Alcohol Res Health. 2011; 34(1): 106– 120. PMCID: PMC3860557. PMID: 23580048 So have I answered the question? Far from it. But in all cases, the developmental disabilities of the individual with FASD need to be taken into account in the context of the behaviour and accusation. This requires knowledge and understanding of fasd, as it applies to the individual, by those who judge and “treat”.

  4. It is interesting to look at hypersexuality in the context of autism. The research is more extensive. Since the brain areas involved are the same as those for fasd it is reasonable to look at the interventions considered for autism. Not surprisingly, they will be familiar to fasd caregivers, except for some of the medications that have been tried for autism. We need to keep in mind that prenatal and preconceptual alcohol have not been excluded in the etiology of autism. Also, FASD does not capture all the consequences of prenatal and preconceptual alcohol, when we consider their epigenetics and immune system effects. Pediatrics. 2016;137(4):e20154366 https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8040425 doi: 10.1007/s10803-015-2622-3 Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2017 Dec; 19(4): 381–393 PMID: 29398933 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-4366 DOI: 10.1159/000494761 doi: 10.1038/s41398-018-0280-x doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00107 10.1186/s13229-018-0210-z doi: 10.1073/pnas.1801912115

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