Eleanor
Diamond Member
This is a great paper on how childhood trauma effects neural development. I think they are too pessimistic about the possibilities of healing/adaptation later in life, but it is helpful to understand what is going on physiologically I think.
http://www.adoptionsupport.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Module-5-Handout-5.3.pdf
http://www.adoptionsupport.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Module-5-Handout-5.3.pdf