Dear Dr. Stuart
Thank you very much for sparing sometime to answer my email. And I certainly want to thank you again for the abundant information you have given me in your response.
As well, I am glad that you found the issue interesting. I will certainly look through the Fogel, "ThePsychophysiology of Self-Awareness" to see what he has to say about the effect of early traumatic experiences on the brain.
Meanwhile can you please elaborate further on the "cortisolemia" issue, that as you say would quite often be found with those who goes through early traumatic experiences i.e

وقد وصلني للتو جواب من الدكتور ستيوارت وهو كما يلي وسوف احاول ترجمته لاحقا ان شاء الله لتعم الفائدة:

I'm wondering if the answer might lie in some sort of connection b/w the neural and the psychological.
Yes, your reading of cortisolemia is accurate, although paradoxically it can also manifest in abnormally low levels of cortisol. Either way it is harmful to the HPA Axis, placing the individual in what is called an Allostatic Load Condition, in which they are highly vulnerable to stress.
No, what we see in many children who have this condition is that they perseverate as a way of self-soothing, or trying to reduce the stressors. But in that other book I mentioned, by Howe, we know that this kind of hyperfocus can lead to 'islands of genius'. It is certainly an interesting possibility and well worth exploring.
In answer to your other questions, yes, orphans characteristically have a high level of cortisol (see the studies on the Romanian orphanages by Megan Gunner).
I am wondering if the 'creative' or 'resilient' orphans have found more effective ways to self-soothe.
Your question #3 is interesting. To my knowledge it has not bee studied.
The answer to #4 is "Extremely High."
I believe the key to helping Palestinian youth, across the board, is to enhance their self-regulation. If you send Ana, whose email is above, a mailing address, we will send you a copy of my new book which explains many of these ideas.
Best,
Stuart Shanker

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perseverate :In psychology and psychiatry perseveration is the repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a ...
Hyperfocus : is an intense form of mental concentration or visualization that focuses consciousness on a narrow subject, separate from objective reality and onto .

In answer to your other questions,
1. Would orphans ( in particular ) have a high level of coritsol?
yes, orphans characteristically have a high level of cortisol (see the studies on the Romanian orphanages by Megan Gunner).
I am wondering if the 'creative' or 'resilient' orphans have found more effective ways to self-soothe.
Your question #3 is interesting:
"Do creative orphans have a certain level of "cortisol" less or more than the level found in non creative orphans?"
To my knowledge it has not bee studied.
The answer to #4 is:
"What would be the level of "cortisol" with those who experience parental loss immediately after they go through the experience?"
"Extremely High

أما بخصوص أسئلتك الأخرى : س- هل تكون نسبة الكورتسول مرتفعة عند الأيتام؟

Further to my email dated 6/9/2012 which was written in response to your first email below in which you stated:
" Now, you might be right in your hypothesis: some sort of neurohormonal inbalance (an increase in dopamine, a decrease ingaba?) which is what would be involved in your 'increased energy' idea. "
-Does the increase in dopamine and the decrease in gaba result from cortisolemia?
-Or does it happen in addition to it and as a result of going through traumatic experiences?
-Is there anything in science which shows that the level of energy increases in case of there is an increase in dopamine?
-Has any test been carried out on orphans to determine what level of dopamine gaba they have?

Also you wrote " But let me suggest another possibility.As a result of the trauma, quite a few of these children develop narrowed interests as a consequence of their need to shut out certain kinds of experiences (emotional, social), and it is this narrowing which results in their exceptional skills in some field: i.e., which leads them to over-focus on a particular cognitive or skill domain. such an argument would be in line with the 'islands of expertise' hypothesis developed by M. Howe".
-Will this rule out the possibility of an increase in the energy in the brain?
-Could the psychology of a person be a by-product of the energy increase? i.e the ( narrowed interest and exceptional skills) is a result of the presence of extra ordinary energy and not a cause to islands of expertise!?

I will be happy to read your book and I will send Ann my address.
Now and in reference to the above quote:
-Could, what you have described in your book as the "impairment or constriction in at least one of the five domains ofself-regulation", be a result of the presence of extra ordinary energy as well?
-In other words: the Traumatic experiences produce a higher level of energy, the presence of such energy results in a number of brain activities like the (narrowed interest and exceptional skills) and the ( impairment or constriction in at least one of the five domains of self-regulation) included in your book?
-Which means that the source of creative activity or genius is the extra ordinary energy in itself resulting from the traumatic experience?