Developmental Symptoms of Childhood Trauma

  • Inability to regulate emotions
  • Disturbed attachment patterns – clingy, aloof, unable to be consoled by caregiver
  • Rapid behavioral regressions
  • Mood swings
  • Lack of initiative
  • Aggressive behavior against self and others
  • Cognitive, Speech and Motor delays
  • Lack of bodily regulation in the areas of sleep, food and self-care
  • Altered views of self and the world around them
  • Hyper-response, anticipatory behavior and traumatic expectations
  • Multiple physical problems, from gastrointestinal distress to headaches
  • Lack of awareness of danger and resulting self-endangering behaviors
  • Self-hatred and self-blame
  • Children’s Reactions to Trauma
  • Chronic feelings of helplessness/hopelessness
  • Altered views of self and the world around them
  • Hyper-response, anticipatory behavior and traumatic expectations
  • Multiple physical problems, from gastrointestinal distress to headaches
  • Lack of awareness of danger and resulting self-endangering behaviors
  • Self-hatred and self-blame
  • Trauma in children may be misdiagnosed as:
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • ADHD
  • Bi Polar Disorder
  • Conduct Disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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