EDU 680-Mild/Moderate Intellectual Disabilities Instructions: Review and select two of the three cases listed below. Respond to the 3 questions about the two cases you select (100 words each case).
Who w as P ete r t h e W ild Boy ? By Me gan L an e B BC N ew s M ag azin e H is c h urc h ya rd g ra ve i n H ertfo rd sh ir e M en u 8 A ug ust 2 011 Fro m f e ra l c h il d t o ” h um an p et” a t co urt i n G eo rg ia n E ng la n d , P ete r t h e W il d B oy c a u se d a s e n sa tio n . A nd n ew a n al ysis o f h is p ortra it s m ay h av e s o lv e d th e m yste ry o f h is u n usu al c h ara cte ris tic s. N o- on e k n ow s i f h is n am e w as r e ally P ete r – h e c o uld n’t t a lk . N or d id h e w alk , p re fe rrin g t o sc a m per on a ll f ou rs , p ic k in g t h e p ock e ts o f c o urtie rs a n d ste alin g k is se s. P ete r h ad b een f ou nd l iv in g a lon e a n d n ake d i n a Ge rm an f o re st i n 1 725, pre su m ab ly a b an d on ed b y p are n ts w ho s tru g gle d t o c o p e. T he f ol low in g y e ar – a g ed a b ou t 1 2 – h e w as b ro ug ht t o L o nd on b y G eo rg e I w here h e b eca m e a ” h um an p et” a t K en sin g to n P ala ce . T here w as m uch f a n cif u l s p ecu la tion t h at h e h ad b een r a is e d b y w olv e s – o r p erh ap s b ears – a n d t h is w as w hy h e a te w it h h is h an d s, d is lik e d w earin g clot hes a n d c ou ld n ot b e t a u g ht t o sp eak , s a ys L u cy W ors le y, c u ra to r o f H is tor ic R oya l P ala ce s. “A t t h e t im e, p eop le a ssu m ed P ete r a cte d t h e w ay h e d id b eca u se h e w as a w il d c h il d . T hey d id n’t s u sp ect t h at s o m eth in g e ls e c o uld h ave b een a h im .” S he i n it ia lly a ssu m ed a u tis m , b ut f ou nd m ore c lu es i n t h is p ortra it o f P ete r, b y cou rt p ain te r W il lia m K en t, t h at h an g s i n K en sin g to n P ala ce . New a n aly sis of t h is p or tra it s u g gests P ete r h ad a r a re g en etic c o nd it io n kn ow n a s P it t-H op kin s S yn d rom e, i n d ic a te d b y: 1. H is s h or t s ta tu re 2. L u strou s m op of t h ic k c u rly h air 3. H ood ed e ye lid s 4. C up id ‘s b ow m ou th , w it h a p ron ounce d c u rv e t o t h e u p per l ip 5. H e d is lik e d c lot hes, b ut w as w re stle d d ail y i n to a g re en s u it 6. P ic tu re d h ol din g a cor ns a n d oa k l e ave s – s y m bolic o f l iv in g w il d i n t h e w ood s – a n d s om e A t W or sle y’s r e q uest, P rof essor P hil lip B eale s, o f t h e I n stit u te o f C hil d H ealt h , p lu g ged t h ese c h ara cte ris tic s i n to his d ata b ase o f c o nd it io ns c a u se d b y ch rom osom e a b nor malit ie s. T he c los est m atc h i s P it t-H op kin s, a g en etic c o nd it io n o nly i d en ti w hic h h as s e ve re n eu rol og ic a l e l e arn in g d i g sp eech .” C on te m por ary a ccou nts c h im e w it h h is d ia g no sis , s u ch a s t h is d esc rip tio n o f P ete r’s “T he w il d b oy p la ye d w it h a g lo ve o f C aro lin e’s [ t h e P rin ce ss o f W ale s], g re w fa sc in ate d b y a p ock e t w atc h t h at s tr u ck t h e h ou rs a n d, a s w as u su al w it h h im , atte m pte d s o m e m il d p ic k p ock e tin g. F u rth erm ore , r u m ou r s p re a d t h at h e h ad , i n b re a ch o f a ll c iv il is e d d eco ru m , s e iz e d t h e L o rd C ham berla in ‘s s ta h at o n b efo re t h e k in g.” T a le s of f e ra l c h il d re n a lw ays f a sc in ate , b ut P ete r c a u se d a s e n sa tio n. I t w as th e A ge of E nlig hte n m en t, a n d h e b eca m e a s y m bol i n t h e d eb ate a b out w hat it m ean t t o be h um an . “P eop le w ere b eg in nin g t o question e sta b lis h ed a u th o rit y a n d r e lig io n. A nd th ey w ere i n te re ste d i n w hat d is tin g uis h es u s f r o m t h e a n im als ,” s a ys W ors le y. “If h e h as n o sp eech , d oe s t h at m ean h e h as n o s o ul? D o h um an b ein g s r e ally h ave s ou ls ? H e r a is e d l ot s of p hil os op hic a l q uestio ns.” A w axw or k S w i But a tte m pts t o civ il is e h im c a m e t o n au g ht. P ete r’s c o lla r, s o h e c o uld b e r e tu rn ed h o m e i f l o st The k in g i n vit e d h im t o din e, b ut w as h o rri T he c ou rt d oc tor t rie d a n d f a il e d t o t e ach h im t o s p eak . E ach d ay c o urtie rs w ou ld w re stle h im i n to a g re en v e lv e t s u it a n d e ach e ve n in g w ould t r y t o p ers u ad e h im i n to bed . P ete r p re fe rre d t o c u rl u p o n t h e room . His n ove lt y e ve n tu ally w an ed , a n d t h e c o urt p aid f o r h im t o r e tir e t o a H ertfor dsh ir e f a rm . “M an y p eop le l ik e h im i n G eor gia n E ng la n d w ould h ave b een f r e ak s i n a c ir c u s, b ut h e e n d ed u p i n g ood h an d s. T he f a rm ers w ere f o nd o f h im , a n d h ad a c o lla r m ad e f or h im ,” s a ys W or sle y. “It l ook s l ik e t h e c ol la r of a d og or a s la ve . B ut i t w as m ad e w it h a k in d t h o ug ht, a s w hen t h e w in d b le w i n a c e rta in d ir e ctio n, h e w ould w an d er o i n sc rip tion r e ad : ‘P ete r t h e W il d M an o f H an ove r. W ho eve r w il l b rin g h im t o M r Fen n a t B erk h am ste d s h all b e p aid f o r t h eir t ro ub le .'” W hen h e d ie d , t h e l oc als p aid f or a h ead sto ne. 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