Other studies suggest that children with prenatal alcohol exposure are more likely to be rated as having delinquent behavior (Roebuck, et al., 1999) and exhibit impaired moral decision-making abilities (Schonfeld, Mattson, & Riley, 2005). One study demonstrated that low IQ of children with FASD predicted lower moral maturity relative to their non-exposed peers and that these children exhibit a specific deficit in moral value judgments in their relationships with others. In this same sample of children, delinquency was higher in the FASD group, and half of non-dysmorphic alcohol-exposed children studied had probable conduct disorder (Schonfeld, et al., 2005). Other studies have demonstrated that children with prenatal alcohol exposure are more likely (94.4% vs. 72.2%) to lie about their behavior and are more skilled lie-tellers at a younger age then typically developing controls (Rasmussen, Talwar, Loomes, & Andrew, 2008).
