Feral Child in Florida

If you’ve got a few min­utes, read this heart­break­ing story of a feral child in Florida:

“Three years ago the Plant City police found a girl lying in her roach-​infested room, naked except for an over­flow­ing diaper. The child, pale and skele­tal, com­mu­ni­cated only through grunts. She was almost 7 years old.”

There is also a com­pan­ion mul­ti­me­dia piece, with a video slideshow about Danielle’s progress, includ­ing speech ther­apy sessions.

If you’re curi­ous about life in this small Florida farm­ing town, the New Yorker has an unre­lated piece on Plant City this week.