The Wild Child of Avelon - The Wild Child of Avelon

Japanese: アベロンの野生児 - あべろんのやせいじ
The Wild Child of Avelon - The Wild Child of Avelon

…(7) Retardation of intellectual development. The most reliable example is the Wild Boy of Aveyron, who was found in the south of France at about age 12 and educated by the physician Jean Marc Gaspard Itard. According to a detailed record (1801-1807) of six years of instruction for this child, who was deemed mentally retarded and incapable of medical treatment or education, he did not progress to the level of normal children of his age, but his sensory functions and social skills developed remarkably, and intellectually he was able to learn basic concepts and letters. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Wild Children of Aveyron" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(7)知的発達の遅滞。 最も信頼できる事例は,12歳ごろ南フランスで発見され,医師イタールJean Marc Gaspard Itardによって教育されたアベロンの野生児である。精神遅滞で医療・教育が不可能とされたこの子への6年にわたる指導の精細な記録(1801~1807)によると,同年齢の普通児並みにはならなかったが,感覚機能や社会性がめざましく発達し,知的な面でも基本的概念や文字の学習が成立した。…

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