Some children, when directly asked, denied contact. Children in the scoliosis group never falsely reported genital contact in free recall or doll demonstration. Further, with direct questioning, the false report was very rare. The post traumatic response in children and adolescents. A study of 20 children under the age of five at the time of documented traumatic events.
Verbal recall depends on child's age when traumatized and on the chronicity of the trauma.
Children under 28-36 months tended to have less verbal memory of their experiences. I disorders seem to remember the event and to give impressively clear, detailed accounts of their experiences. Children who experience Type II traumas often forget. They may forget whole segments of childhood.