Adverse Childhood Experiences: What’s it got to do with me? | Rachel Symmons | TEDxUoChester

[rashadjaveed]

Thanks for highlighting this all pervasive dilemma in most of the societies. The security, love, appreciation and understanding by the respective teachers and mentors could provide a sfe island where the afflicted souls could thrive witout shame and regret. No bad kids.

[Coach_Julienne]

FASCINATING!! So important for adults working with children to get this whole process. Very creative delivery! It's heart-wrenching to think about what goes through a traumatized mind. Kindness is so important in our world. You can never know what battles people are fighting in their lives. Let's make KINDNESS our default.

[anaussieinvietnam]

Wow - You put the idea through the eye of a needle... Right on... Exactly the situation. I am in my 50's and having massive breakdowns and episodes for this very reason...

[mariajoaofmd]

thank you very much
I have been working with children and young people at risk for several years now and when I heard you today that I am off duty it seemed to me that I was finally hearing the words that "my" children cannot say, or express in the form of screams, cries, silences, teeth gnashing and outbursts of anger.
Thanks

[sarahcouture]

I know I hate me too. Wow, that poem... Damn. I feel it.

[sophiesmith]

Well done. A nice combination of fact and performance to examine a serious topic.

[SabrinaRizandya-ekvs]

Thank you for including disassociation. Best explanation I've ever heard regarding my condition. To add, a person with dissociation also struggles with communication. Even simple things such as texting could be overwhelming. I'm from an Asian country who don't really recognized mental health, my family called me weak for having problems with dissociation and my friends thinks that its just laziness. I'm very late to comment. I hope I got a respond. how do I improve my mental health?

[launicamunyecca]

thank you so so much for this talk wow !!! this is so powerful and impactful.

[elizabethbutler]

An important topic which is very well presented. Brilliant TED talk!

[grandmastermario]

I talked with my brother and how I have a ace score of atleast 8 but I also mentioned that my ace score could possibly be even higher because I don't remember everything and some trauma is blocked out and I also mentioned how trauma can have affects on the mind and body even if you don't remember it

[clairem]

The nails scratching down the chalkboard, that is how I described my brain all the time. Noisy, unrelentless. Just found out that I have a fairly high ACE score. It helps me understand my behaviours but not sure what to do with it now. I'm 54, can my brain be changed?

[viviennesubelli]

Best explanation I have heard. Thank you.

[Jordanosantrio]

8 unless jail counts as prison, and my mom leaving a few times and coming back counts as "separation". If these two count than it would be 10.

[erinm]

The ACE study criteria is nowhere near complete. Death of a parent/caretaker isn't included which I find astounding. There are many others, and as someone with complex ptsd, unfortunately I can attest to the fact that the whole rest of the person's life is adversely impacted.

[ryancole]

This could have been less of a performance