Life of Genie

  • Genie's Birth

  • Critical Period Hypothesis is introduced

  • Mother and Genie have escaped

  • Genie shows comprehension of her name

  • Genie attacks a girl

  • 3 year grant is awarded from NIMH

  • Susan Curtis becomes a part of the case

  • Genie enters her first foster home

  • Butler is denied custody of Genie

  • Genie enters second foster home

  • Testing of Genie's language begins

  • Curtiss sees that Genie is responding and listening to her

  • Genie can describe memories from her past

  • Genie starts counting

  • Genie begins communication

  • Genie responds to temperature

  • Genie switches homes

  • Genie can name most encountered objects

  • Curtiss wants custody of Genie

  • Genie's mother gets in the way of her custody

  • Genie's mother begins complaining

  • Rigler speaks out about lawsuit