We actually feel we should question if Genie's disabilities should be attributed to her extensive deprivation and abuse?! OK, you have totally lost me here. Why have we abandoned common, every day logic? Here's a little girl chained to a toilet for 12 years with no exposure to language, minimal social interaction as well as on-going abuse from her father and we still feel that her disabilities can't be attributed to her deprivation with certainly? Spare me please. Talk about ludicrous. Are you considering the possibility that her disabilities preceded her being chained to the toilet for 12 years? This extreme aversion to attributing disorders totally to an extremely (REPEAT--EXTREMELY) abnormal first 12 years is so pathetic considering what we have known about brain plasticity in the early years. Our brain is sculptured and wired in our early years and that goes for children raised in deprived environments as well as those raised in enriched environments.
BTW, I would highly recommend Earl Woods book, "How to Raise a Tiger," for a classic example of the impact of an enriched early environment. Tiger's precocious nature was clearly encouraged and nurtured from his first day of life. Joan [email protected] > There is a Nova program on a girl (called Genie) allegedly kept in a > closet throughout her development. It is titled "Secrets of the Wild > Child". I believe there may have been a follow-up program as well. The > facts about her history are unclear and whether or not her disabilities > can be attributed to her deprivation can never be determined. > > Bill Scott > > >>>> "Dr. Bob Wildblood" <[email protected]> 05/27/09 6:04 PM >>> > Tipsters, > > I have a student who asked: "Do you know where I could find a decent > documentary dvd/video on feral children? I've searched the iucat system, > and I can only find fictionalized movies about the boy of aveyron." > > I haven't been able to find anything so I'm asking my knowledgeable > colleagues for some assistance. > > Bob > > Bob Wildblood, PhD, HSPP > Lecturer in Psychology > Indiana University Kokomo > Kokomo, IN 46904-9003 > [email protected] - [email protected] > 765-236-0583 - 765-776-1727 > > The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head > than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with > equal velocity in a vacuum. > - Charles Caleb Colton, author and clergyman (1780-1832) > > Not thinking critically, I assumed that the "successful" prayers were > proof that God answers prayer while the failures were proof that there was > something wrong with me. > - Dan Barker, former preacher, musician (b. 1949) > > We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students > and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the > desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education > possible. > - Barack Obama, President of the United States of America > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
