Actually I share everybody's angst and concern.
I spend a lot of time trying to look at the brain profile in preschool children who are prenatally exposed to alcohol. I may not necessarily give them a full diagnosis, but I get a pretty good sense of what they need in terms of services and supports. We try to put those in place, hopefully while the child is with their family of origin, and if the family of origin is not able to look after the child to then make recommendations for alternative placement. This is why we have to know the best interventions for those individuals.
We are currently doing some research here at the Glenrose in the young population, as we call it.
In fact, I referred previously to the Institute of Health Economics conference on legal issues in FASD from September 2013, and that was the exact question that the Honourable Ian Binnie had given me to address during those proceedings. What we presented in the proceedings was the need for a wraparound service for young children and then longitudinal follow-up of their developing brain, and supports across all transitions.
We don't have all of that data yet, but hopefully with longitudinal supports we can circumvent that child ending up in the law.