There have been many cases involving Feral children. Feral Children are children who was isolated from human contact during the child development stages. Some children get great results as others not so much. In Victors and Genie's case, they had some improvements and troubles. Both cases where both part of astounding foundations on the study of feral children and language development.
Victor of Aveyron was the first recorded wildchild in history. His story dates back in 1800 in france, where he was found in the wilderness. He was nurtures and cared for by the wild around him. He would scratch, claw, and walk on all fours. He was first considered deaf then later mute. He was found at the age of 12 and was given to a physician named, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard. Itard gave him the name victor and worked with “him for five years decided it was time to cease the instruction
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She was abused by her parent and was not cared for in her childhood development. She was forced to stay in her room to only sit on the potty or sleep in a cage. No one was allowed to speak to her and she was not allowed to speak. If she did, she would get scared out of it or beaten. When she was found in 1970 in Los Angeles, she was 13 years old and still wearing diapers. Like Victor, she was also considered retarded, but by her father. The psychologist who examined her observed that this was not the case. She was able to learn one age level every year(“Genie: Secret of the Wild Child”, 1997). Something that is hard for the developmentally disabled. She could recognize words and letters like Victor, but she started to speak. Although, She had a hard time developing perfect grammar sentences(“Genie: Secret of the Wild Child”, 1997). Like Victor, her education went no further than five years. It was due to lack of funding, since then she went to foster care system and now resides in a mental