# From Lived Experience to Mathematical Mapping: A Computational Phenomenology of Trauma Recovery Presenter: Xin Sun Contribution: Pre-recorded Video presentation Public ID: talk-6f7b56bcc66c412d ## Submitted abstract Severe childhood maltreatment is known to impair brain development. However, this retrospective single-case autoethnography illustrates that an individual with extreme developmental trauma can achieve functional recovery without formal intervention. This study covers the participant’s life from birth to age 28, and the core recovery period begins with cognitive collapse at age 14 and ends with high functional recovery at age 28. This recovery is marked by the participant‑researcher’s ability to produce this manuscript. Consequently, this case shapes a distinct recovery trajectory that existing models do not capture. Source: [submitted source]() Abstract SHA256: 2c06f5e0e0214c716c9bb51a973309b8e1533b10ccfd16f7d1d8a010f683a38c ## Organizer review checklist - [ ] Confirm the submitted title, presenter, and abstract with the presenter. - [ ] Confirm contribution format and scheduling needs. - [ ] Confirm public permissions for any additional material before publication. - [ ] Prepare discussion questions grounded in the submitted abstract. ## Public learning resources These approved event resources are starting points; topic relevance and author identity have not been inferred. - Active Inference Ontology: https://github.com/ActiveInferenceInstitute/Active_Inference_Ontology - Cognitive Agent Modeling: https://github.com/ActiveInferenceInstitute/ActiveInferenceImplementations - GEO-INFER: https://github.com/ActiveInferenceInstitute/GEO_INFER - Generalized Notation Notation: https://github.com/ActiveInferenceInstitute/Generalized_Notation_Notation - pymdp: https://github.com/infer-actively/pymdp - Reproducible publication template: https://github.com/docxology/template OpenAlex discovery-only search (not a verified identity or literature match): https://openalex.org/works?search=From%20Lived%20Experience%20to%20Mathematical%20Mapping%3A%20A%20Computational%20Phenomenology%20of%20Trauma%20Recovery