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		saltcured on Nov 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Early-life stress changes more genes in the brain ... Isn't this what the PTSD label is for? Or is the implication that this another "spectrum" where we've historically had some discrete labels?

PartiallyTyped on Nov 21, 2023 | [–]

Not necessarily; i was thinking more about hyper-vigilance. It doesn’t necessarily have all the issues of PTSD.

INTPenis on Nov 21, 2023 | [–]

I guess the implication is that ADD is what PTSD in children could evolve into.

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