Beth, thanks for bringing our attention to the brain study. Since I
haven't seen his work, I can't be sure, but there was no mention of in
utero exposure to drugs. Many abused children exhibit similar
neurological problems because they were exposed to drugs in utero. Bruce
Perry at the Child Trauma Academy has done quite a bit of this work. And
many nonabused children who were only exposed to drugs do as well. So if
he compared them to a group of "normal" kids, that might not be the best
comparison group to tease apart these findings. Interesting though.
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