Feral Children

This week in class we discussed some pretty shocking things. On an episode of the Oprah Show, the case of Danielle was discussed. Danielle was a feral child, meaning that she basically lived like a wild animal. Danielle was discovered in a tiny bedroom of a small house. She was in an extremely awful condition. She was not able to walk properly, talk or chew food. The reason that Danielle was in this condition was not because of anything biological, but instead because of the absence of human interaction while growing up. Danielle was abandoned by her own mother at a very young age, which drastically impacted her development. Danielle was not able to do many of the things that we do daily. Mostly everyone is born with the ability to do most things. This is called an aptitude. With a lack of interaction, sometimes children are not able to learn to use those skills. Danielle's case really made me think about how lucky I am. I grew up normally with a loving family. Because of the interaction and connection i've had in my childhood, I've been able to learn these basic things and able to live a normal life. Luckily,  Danielle was adopted and is now getting the love and interaction that she really needed. Learning about Danielle really shows how important human interaction really is in a human's development.