Brain function

[steamy]

My son has epilepsy and suspected autism and recently went for a SPECT scan to check his brain function. I started to get interested in brain function to try to have some idea what the prognosis might be for him. While doing my research I found this chapter of a book about the structure and function of the brain and its relation to anti_social behaviour (criminality), but I found plenty of references to child abuse and PTSD. It seems that abuse changes the structure of the brain and therefore it's function.

What I surmise from what I have read if that many of the symptoms that survivors of child abuse have different brain structure that pre-disposes us to learning problems, depression and other behavioural issues. This probably explains why we have such poor results from cognitive therapy.

Luckily the brain is able to regenerate but it's important that the right treatment is used to facilitate that.

From my own perspective I think that the self perpetuating nature of cptsd through our interpersonal problems does not allow us to easily engage in regeneration of the brain.

What I feel is required is a system of mentoring that could work in a way that younger people might learn new ways of understanding and finding our place in the world.

https://www.google.hr/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/23212_Chapter_5.pdf&ved=0CCIQFjADahUKEwiJyZPAhqnIAhXHWRoKHbhiDj4&usg=AFQjCNGOFXHxEnX_vaBrcTq_RCDaq-KFwA

[Dutch Uncle]

I already like the first sentence:

"If the human mind were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't."
Emerson M. Pugh

Thanks. I'll definitely read it.