Question 5:
Although, the movie "Wild Child" displays a boy who has spent most of his life in a forest, isolated from any human communication and found at age 12 not being able to talk or communicate, it is hard for me to say that this proves or supports Critical Period Hypothesis. My reason for this is that, nobody is certain when Victor was left in the forest or why he was left in the forest. To me it seems that a parent who would abandon their child to die in isolation, could have also been an inflictor of domestic abuse. Therefore, Victor could have been a victim of abuse and suffered from mental issues. Additionally, Victor could have been born with disorders that were not examined and studied at the time such as autism. I am not discrediting the Critical Period Hypothesis, I am simply saying that Victor's case does not have enough evidence and information to prove the hypothesis.
I do agree with you that there is evidence that Victor was abused and this could have caused many emotional and mental issues. But if you chose to ignore what may have happened to Victor in the past and put any possibility for learning disabilities aside then his case would be evidence for the CPH. However, as an educator you can't do that, so I do agree with you that Victor could have had issues that went undetected such as autism. I has the same thoughts about autism as I watched the film because many of Victor's behaviors were similar to those of a child with autism.
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