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It is hypothesized that trauma and early object loss result in the arrest of the normal and healthy progression of a child's development and also disrupts a child's capacity to engage in symbolic play. In therapy, over time, with a constant object, a latency-aged child was able to re-enact early trauma and loss, make substantial gains in development, and begin to play in a symbolic and expressive way.
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Stein, J. “He Survives Everything”: A Latency-Aged Child with Play Disruption in the Face of Trauma and Early Object Loss. Clinical Social Work Journal 30, 145–156 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015241411468
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