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Describe the case of Genie. What happened to her? Why is this case important? The case of Genie is about how a little toddler had an extreme isolation in her earliest months, it is likely how she was restrained and reflected. Genie was kept in a back bedroom tied to a toilet chair for twelve years. She received a stimulation of any kind and was only given baby food to eat. Genie was discovered when she was a preteen. They have noticed that she couldn’t talk or understand any language, or chew food or even walk. Genie started showing signs of development, cognitive, and social skills. She has bad short term memory and she is having a hard time with learning how to talk. This case is important because children that lose the development

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