On 29 May 2009 at 11:33, Gary Gillund wrote:
> The following link may be of interest to the student interested in feral
> children:
>
> http://www.feralchildren.com/en/index.php
>
Of interest, certainly. But judging from the credulous, entirely
uncritical account of the fantastic tale of Amal
The following link may be of interest to the student interested in feral
children:
http://www.feralchildren.com/en/index.php
Gary Gillund
The College of Wooster
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A 5 year old living in an apartment in Siberia without heat? Did the dogs and
cats bring her food too? Seems pretty unlikely.
Marie
Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology
Kaufman 168, Dickinson College
I hate that backgroup "dramatization" music also Beth. But relative to
the "barking like a dog," I read a book about Mother Teresa and her care
of so-called "trash-bin" babies. These were children who were literally
abandoned in the trash bin and somehow made it by being adopted by packs
of dogs.
Sometimes common, everyday logic does need to be abandoned, especially if a
strong confirmation bias means failing to consider possible, if less likely,
alternatives. I doubt that anyone was questioning the fact that the
treatment that Genie received would make any normal child abnormal.
However,
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
The Nova program is available on videotape and probably is floating
around somewhere on the internet. One can probably get "Secret of the
Wild Child" via interlibrary loan. A transcript of the program is available
on the Nova website; see:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2112gchild.htm
There's also a sort of cheesy video I have showing a Russian girl who barks
like a dog - a little suspicious - and some mentions (and photos) of Indian
children who were feral. I forget the source...I've never shown the video
in class because it's just not documented, and of course it as the usual
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 attribut
