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Genie is locked in her room after her father determines she is mentally retarded. She will stay in this room for 13 years.
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In 1970, Genie's 50-year-old mother, Irene, escaped with Genie, then 13.
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Genie and her mother turned up at welfare offices in Los Angeles, seeking financial support. There, the authorities notice Genies behavior.
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In June 1971 Genie left the hospital to live with her teacher. A month and a half later, authorities placed her with the family of the scientist heading the research team, with whom she lived for almost four years.
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From 1971 to 1975, a multidisciplinary team used Genie as a case study entitled "Developmental Consequence of Extreme Social Isolation" under the direction of Dr. David Rigler.
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Genie returned to live with her mother in mid-1975 after turning 18, who decided after only a few months that she could not care for her.
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Genie returned to the Children's Hospital and described in sign language how her foster parents had punished her for vomiting. She never regained speech after this event.
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Russ Rymer writes a book about the story of Genie: "Genie: An Abused Child's Flight From Silence,".
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Genie's mother, Wiley, filed a lawsuit against the hospital and her daughter's individual caregivers, alleging they used Genie for "prestige and profit."
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Genie is still alive today, in an adult foster care center where she is being taken care of along with other mentally underdeveloped adults.