Table 1

Social circumstances of adoptees with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in young adulthood

(n=36)
Highest completed education
 Special education14 (39)
 Primary school, 9 years9 (25)
 Secondary school, 12 years11 (31)
 Attempted university studies2 (5)
Criminality
 Victim of sexual crime*9 (26)
 Victim of physical assault4 (12)
 Criminal convictions†2 (6)
Income and compensation
 Working11 (31)
 Social welfare10 (28)
 Disability pension10 (28)
 Student5 (14)
  • Values expressed as numbers and percentages.

  • *Reported by six women and three men.

  • †Two men reported convictions for drug-related theft and violence.