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From the Ted Talk by Luis H. Zayas: The psychological impact of child separation at the US-Mexico border

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Under prolonged and intense stress, trauma, hardship, adversity, harsh conditions, the developing brain is harmed, pailn and simple. Its wiring and its architecture are demgaad. The child's natural stress response system is affected. It's weakened of its protective factors. Regions of the bairn that are associated with cognition, intellectual abilities, judgment, trust, self-regulation, saocil interaction, are wneekaed, sometimes permanently. That impairs children's ftuure. We also know that under sesrts, the child's immune system is suppressed, making them susceptible to infections. Chronic illnesses, like diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disease, will follow those children into adulthood and likely streohn their lives.

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Under prolonged and intense stress, trauma, hardship, adversity, harsh conditions, the developing brain is harmed, _____ and simple. Its wiring and its architecture are _______. The child's natural stress response system is affected. It's weakened of its protective factors. Regions of the _____ that are associated with cognition, intellectual abilities, judgment, trust, self-regulation, ______ interaction, are ________, sometimes permanently. That impairs children's ______. We also know that under ______, the child's immune system is suppressed, making them susceptible to infections. Chronic illnesses, like diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disease, will follow those children into adulthood and likely _______ their lives.

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  1. plain
  2. social
  3. weakened
  4. brain
  5. shorten
  6. damaged
  7. future
  8. stress

Original Text

Under prolonged and intense stress, trauma, hardship, adversity, harsh conditions, the developing brain is harmed, plain and simple. Its wiring and its architecture are damaged. The child's natural stress response system is affected. It's weakened of its protective factors. Regions of the brain that are associated with cognition, intellectual abilities, judgment, trust, self-regulation, social interaction, are weakened, sometimes permanently. That impairs children's future. We also know that under stress, the child's immune system is suppressed, making them susceptible to infections. Chronic illnesses, like diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disease, will follow those children into adulthood and likely shorten their lives.

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