On Oct 14 05:33 96, MaryAnn Kochanko of 1:267/124.1 wrote to Jerry Schwartz:
>> Is ADD unknown in the children of teetotalers?  I
>> haven't heard that.
MK> I never had any alcohol during my pregancy with any of my children.  
Unless 
MK> some how, it is passed on thru the sperm of the father.  My husband has a 
MK> drinking problem.  FAS, is usually a condition where the mother drinks 
MK> during her pregnancy.
There is now some evidence that alcohol in the father can cause problems in 
the fetus, but I don't recall anything as specific as this.
MK> I'll bet you will get a lot of messages from this, are you accusing 
MK> everyone who has an ADD child that they drank during thier pregnancies?
Not I!  Please re-read my original statement, part of which I requoted at the 
top.  In fact, I expressing skepticism about someone else's assertions.
Jerry Schwartz
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