I believe that Dr Ford was assaulted at about the age
of 12 & it was by a trusted family member.Evidence the childish voice, which she
has learned to use as a defended mechanism.She ends declarative sentences by raising her
voice as if to ask a question So she can deny
what she has just saidI believe both her mother & father failed to believe her.
Without agreement by her parents
She has repressed the event deeply.
Particularly the person. Remembering all
facts which were none accusatory, like
features in the room.The rest of the event was free floating.
When pressed for a person, she names
a person whom she wished it to have beenShe is a very lonely tortured soul with few close friends.
Ford's PhD ThesisMeasuring Young Children's
Coping Responses to
Interpersonal Conflict