Trauma trigger
Maria Esmeralda Macaspac, executive director of Children’s Rehabilitation Center (CRC), said little Ondoy’s persistent silence could be his coping mechanism. It would be difficult to determine the extent of the disaster’s impact on the child because he does not even talk yet, she said.
CRC is a non-governmental organization that promotes children’s rights and provides assistance to displaced children.
It is also possible that little Ondoy was able to recover from the trauma of the floods because of the love and care he is getting from the Concepcion Uno community, Macaspac said.
However, she warned the boy’s temporary caregivers not to put down their guard, because something could trigger the effects of the trauma anytime.
read more… http://www.gmanews.tv/story/174614/the-mystery-of-little-ondoy
