Fetal alcohol syndrome exists on a continuum, meaning that some developmental changes may be minor, and the early postnatal brain's plasticity can help recover neural circuits.

“it has to do with eye spacing, forehead size, a number of other features of the cranial facial development, and of course stuff's going on in the brain too, it's along a continuum. So it is possible that some of the changes that occur are more minor, and, thankfully, the young brain, in particular, the early postnatal brain, is incredibly plastic. There are things that can be done in order to help recover neural circuits that didn't develop well, et cetera.”