“One of the most fascinating studies of differential susceptibility took place in a refugee camp in Syria. The researchers measured by self-report the level of war trauma in 579 children, the level of their sensitivity, and the level of functioning of their family before the war. Surprisingly, HSCs (highly sensitive children) with bad childhoods were less traumatized by their experiences in war zones than those who were not HSCs, and amazingly, HSCs with poor childhoods were also less distressed than HSCs with good childhoods.”