The Czech twins similarly suffered
privation like Genie; they were locked in a room and beaten.
HOWEVER
Genie didn’t
form an attachment in the Critical period and the Czech twins may have formed
an attachment with the auntie, the carers at the institution or simply just
with themselves in the critical period. This is possibly why they recovered.
ALTHOUGH
It is
debated that the reason why they recovered may be that the Czech twins only
suffered deprivation and not privation.
·
Genie
didn’t go to school or she didn’t gain constant exceptional attention from a
single caregiver- UNLIKE the Czech twins
·
The
Czech twins fully recovered privation by the age of 11 when their speech became
normal and at 15 their IQ was normal for their age. The twins were revisited
when they were older to confirm this- the twins were both happily married and
had good stable relationships.
UNLIKE
Genie who eventually relapsed, erasing most/all
of her learning development and still remains institutionalised