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This is a TED Talk summary based on ACE's - a subgroup of developmental trauma and how ACE's came about as a detrimental part...

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Developmental and Psychological Disorders in Children Week 3 – Independent Study ACE Ted Talk – How Childhood Trauma Affects Health across a Lifetime  

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Childhood trauma – threats that are so severe and pervasive that they change our physiology – e.g., parent who struggle with mental health, substance abuse, domestic abuse In deserved neighbourhoods lots of children were being referred for ADHD but through thorough history and physical, a diagnosis for ADHD couldn’t be made -> most kids had such severe trauma that there was something else going on The Adverse Childhood Experience Study – they asked 17.5 adults about history of expose about ACEs including physical, emotional and sexual abuse, incarceration, divorce, domestic violence Every yes, would get a point on the ACE score and then this would be correlated against health scores Two findings: 1. ACEs are incredibly common – 67% of the population had at least 1 Ace and 12.6% had 4 or more ACEs 2. Dose response relationship between ACEs and health outcomes -> higher your ACE score, the worse your health outcomes – e.g., those with 4 ACEs were 4 time more likely to have depression and 2.5 times of pulmonary heart disease If you have a rough childhood, you are more likely to engage into risky behaviours -> now understand how exposure to early adversity affects the brains of infants Inhibits the pre-frontal cortex that is needed for executive function and critical area for learning Measurable differences in the amygdala – brains fear response centre There are real neurologic reasons why those who are expose to early adversity are more likely to engage in high-risk behaviour Even if you don’t engage in high-risk behaviour you are still more likely to develop heart disease or cancer -> the reason has to do with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (the brain and body’s stress response system that governs our fight-or-flight response) How does this work? Seeing a dangerous stimulus that would send a message to your brain to release adrenaline and activates fight or flight system This system is over-activated -> goes from being lifesaving to maladaptive Children are sensitive to this repeated stress action as their body’s are still developing – immune system and hormones systems and even the way our DNA and RNA is transcribed Use this science for prevention and treatment Routine screening of regular physical -> MDT to treat those who have multiple ACEs through nutrition, medication, intervention, educating parents, tailoring care, home visits, holistic interventions...