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    Genie (born 1957) is the pseudonym of an American feral child who was a victim of severe abuse, neglect, and social isolation. Her circumstances are prominently recorded in the annals of linguistics and abnormal child psychology. When she was approximately 20 months old, her father began keeping her in a locked room. During this period, he almost always strapped her to a child's toilet or bo…

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  4. The Feral Child Nicknamed Genie

    The Feral Child Nicknamed Genie. Sad case of child abuse sheds light on language production versus comprehension. Posted July 10, 2017|Reviewed by Jessica Schrader. Source: Wikimedia...

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    Genie was an American child raised in social isolation and subject to severe abuse and neglect prior to being discovered by a social worker in 1970. The child, called Genie by scientists to …

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