How Early Childhood Trauma Effects the ability to Learn in a Traditional Educational Setting
The cognitive and emotional development of a child is a very fragile process that can be negatively altered through any traumatic event. The effects of trauma are greater the younger the child. The purpose of this paper is to try and explain how a traumatic event, as experienced by a child, may result in long term educational barriers. The brain begins to develop from before we are born. Already at this stage our brain development may be effected if pre-natal care is not properly administered. The functions of our brain are extensive, ranging from thoughts and emotions to our ability to learn. From the time of our birth our brain performs all of the necessary tasks such as regulating our heartbeat and our breathing. The rest of the development is dependent on our continued experiences throughout our childhood; the most critical time period for brain development. These experiences will eventually shape and mold the way we think, learn, and react to the environment around us. The more a specific skill or area of our brain is used, "the more it will 'build-in' this neural state" (Perry, Marcellus P. 1). The brain therefore develops through a use dependent method that makes "an 'internal representation'
Http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/cta/trau_CAMI.htm Depression in a young child will directly effect the child's ability to learn. The child while suffering from depression will not be able to concentrate on the tasks at hand, and in a large average size classroom may not get the extra help they may need. Many of these students are missed diagnosed with ADD since many of the symptoms may appear to be the same, such as staring off or daydreaming and the inability to concentrate. Depression itself will cause a child to have a poor memory, increased forgetfulness, and inattention. It is also said to be the leading cause of school failure with students who have learning disabilities. (Weinberg, Harper, Emslie, Brumback P. 1). re often in abusive relationships or abuse their own children. Http://www.ldanatl.org/articles/seab/weinberg/ Copyright 1994 by Sidran Foundation Http://www.sidran.org/didbr.html 2 Bruce D. Perry, MD, Ph.D. The Effects of Traumatic Events on Children: Materials for Caregivers Copyright 1994 by Bruce D. Perry, MD, Ph.D. 5 Bruce D. Perry, MD, Ph.D. Bonding and Attachment in Maltreated Children, Consequences of Emotional Neglect in Childhood (no copyright posted) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ have any combination of symptoms. The most prevalent symptom with nearly all PTSD patients is depression.
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