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[-] Transtronaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

Just from the overview of that wikipedia page, it's clear she has been subjected to a horrific amount of abuse and emotional turmoil, both as a child and later as an adult. It seems extremely dubious whether you can really draw any general conclusions from such an extreme case study.

[-] WldFyre@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

How could a child not be exposed to any spoken language without that circumstance also being somewhat traumatic?

[-] Transtronaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Did you read the Wikipedia article? I grant that isolation is inherently traumatic, but by itself, it pales in comparison to what that person went through.

[-] WldFyre@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

I grant that isolation is inherently traumatic

That was my point, I don't see how a traumatic experience during a child's formative years could have no effect on their ability to learn or socialize later in life. I'm not making a "nature" argument, I'm making a "lack of nurture during the most important years" argument.

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