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- Genie_(feral_child) abstract "Genie (born 1957) is the pseudonym for a feral child who was a victim of severe abuse, neglect, and social isolation. Her circumstances are prominently recorded in the annals of abnormal child psychology. When Genie was a baby her father concluded that she was severely mentally retarded, a view which intensified as she got older, causing him to dislike her and withhold care and attention. At approximately the time she reached the age of 20 months Genie's father decided to keep her as socially isolated as possible, so from that time until she reached the age of 13 years and 7 months he kept her locked alone in a room. During this time he almost always kept her strapped to a child's toilet or bound her in a crib with her arms and legs completely immobilized, forbade anyone from interacting with her, provided her with almost no stimulation of any kind, and left her severely malnourished. The extent of Genie's isolation prevented her from being exposed to any significant amount of speech, and as a result she did not acquire language during childhood. Her abuse came to the attention of Los Angeles child welfare authorities on November 4, 1970.In the first several years after Genie's early life and circumstances came to light, psychologists, linguists, and other scientists focused a great deal of attention on Genie's case, seeing in her near-total isolation a unique chance to study many aspects of human development. Upon finding that Genie had not yet learned a language, linguists saw Genie as providing an opportunity to gain further insight into the processes controlling language acquisition skills and to test theories and hypotheses identifying critical periods during which humans learn to understand and use language. Throughout the time scientists studied Genie, she made substantial advances with her overall mental and psychological development. Within months of being discovered Genie had developed exceptional nonverbal communication skills and gradually learned some basic social skills, but even by the end of their case study she still had many behavioral traits characteristic of an unsocialized person. She also continued to learn and use new language skills throughout the time they tested her, but ultimately remained unable to fully acquire a first language.Authorities initially arranged for Genie's admission to the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, where a team of doctors and psychologists managed her care. Her subsequent living arrangements eventually became the subject of rancorous and protracted debate. In 1971 she left the hospital to live with her teacher, but was soon after placed with the family of the head of the research team. Soon after turning 18 she returned to live with her mother, but a few months later, being unable to care for Genie, her mother placed her in the first of a series of at least six institutions for disabled adults. Cut off from almost everyone she knew, her physical and mental health severely deteriorated and her newly acquired language and behavioral skills very rapidly regressed.In early January 1978 Genie's mother forbade all scientists, bar one, from further contact with Genie; all scientific observations ceased and little is known of her current circumstances. In 2008, ABC News reported that she was living in California, \"in psychological confinement as a ward of the state—her sixth foster home. And again, she is speechless.\" Psychologists and linguists continue to discuss Genie, and there is considerable academic and media interest in her life and the research team's methods. Comparisons have been made with Victor of Aveyron, a nineteenth-century French child of similar late language acquisition and delayed psychological development.".
- Genie_(feral_child) birthDate "1957".
- Genie_(feral_child) birthPlace Arcadia,_California.
- Genie_(feral_child) birthYear "1957".
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