Informal Writing #4 Declan Hong My Secret Left Me Unable to Help 26-June-2014 “My Secret Left Me Unable to Help” by Joyce Maynard is an essay about the author herself as a mother who trying help her daughter Audrey through some tough time in her life. Audrey traveled away for volunteering work in the Dominican Republic where she found someone She loves. His name is Johnny. All of suddenly, Audrey stop making regularly contact with her mother. Joyce had attempted to get in touch with her daughter in any way she could.
Outline and evaluate research into attachment privation Privation is when a child fails to form any attachments. A lot of research has been conducted into attachment privation and the effects caused by this lack of attachment. In 1969, Curtis conducted research into the case of Genie; a girl who suffered extreme cruelty from her father, and never formed any attachments. Her father kept her strapped to a high chair with a potty in a seat for most of her childhood. She was beaten if she made any sounds, and she did not have the chance to play with other toys and children.
Case study two- Julie: Julie is a five year old who has autism. She attends a special school for autistic children. The main problem that this condition causes for Julie is the inability to maintain social skills. Julie’s mum has noticed the following in respect of her daughter’s condition: • Julie very rarely responds to her name and is unwilling to communicate with others • She will respond only to certain phrases said in a certain voice • Her daughter needs help to be understood by other people • Julie often uses noises and gestures in order to make herself understood • She lacks motivation to communicate • Lacks confidence in communicating • Lacks empathy and shows little or no emotion to events The barriers preventing communication with Julie- say why these are barriers * Young age (5 years old) * Autistic * Absence of social skills (un-willing to communicate with others) * Lacks empathy (little or no emotion to events) * No confidence when communicating * Rarely responds to her name * Only responds to certain phrases when spoken in a particular voice Strategies that could be implemented pros and cons of strategies and consider complex situations * Rephrase things if they have not understood * If the look uncomfortable then give them some space/ alone time * Pictures/ diagrams * Quiet place with no background noise * The transporters (TV programme that helps them recognise facial expressions to communication) * Be patient * Use clear short sentences * Don’t get angry if they respond inappropriately * Give them time to answer * Take time to understand how they want to be spoken to * Don’t force them to make eye contact * Do not over whelm them Autism is a lifelong disability that at the
As it went on another thing was that his daughter ran away from him and now she is with another family that is taking care of her. Sam and Rita takes the next step and they both fight hard to get Sam’s daughter back. It is hard for Sam to educate her daughter in both reading and writing because since Sam is acting like a seven year old, that means he won’t be able to teach her what the word is which he is unable to read. Later on he finds out that his daughter is smarter than him. 2.
Failure to form an attachment is known as privation, and research suggests that it can have long-lasting effects such as an inability to properly for attachments in adulthood and severe developmental problems. Privation can occur in cases of abuse towards the child, or simply in incidents where the child has no chance to form an attachment to a parental figure. Privation was researched through the use of the case study of Genie, a girl who was locked in a room by her father and stepmother until age 13 and a half. This lead to her not learning to respond properly in a social situation, and being unable to speak properly due to the effects of the punishment she received whenever she spoke. Psychologists have attributed this to the fact that the privation prevented her from forming an attachment or learning any language skills during the critical period of her life, up to two and a half years of age.
It is other factors such as age and location that contribute to the relationship and determine the level of closeness. Emily’s lack of emotion towards her mother can be attributed to a number of issues in her youth. Since Emily was born, her mother had been working diligently to support the family. To make matters worse, she was only nineteen when Emily was born. Her husband left early on in Emily’s life and her mother was forced to leave her with friends or send her to day care.
As a result of the fever, she was left blind and deaf. For the first five years of her life, Helen was unable to communicate with anyone. She often failed to communicate with her family and in turn had uncontrollable tantrums which portrayed her as an unruly, out of control child. Her potential was not seen at this point in her life. When Helen was 6 she was awakened to a world of words and concepts through the teaching methods of her tutor, Anne Sullivan.
In an interview years later, Monroe commented that she play-acted all the time to run away from the dullness of her life, which did not include much education. "The world around me then was kind of grim. I had to learn to pretend in order to...I don't know...block the grimness.”[1] Most people don’t realize that her disrupted loveless childhood have had great effect on her later life and may have been the main reason for her early death. This misfortune in her personal life haunted her until her death. Marilyn had three marriages, each of which was unsuccessful.
Esther’s mother fails to understand Esther and has led a difficult life. She has had to raise two children all alone and struggled to support them when they were mere children. Joan was Esther’s companion when she was in the mental hospital, whom she did not like very much, but connected to her greatly. Esther grew up with her brother and her mother, and has graduated from her junior year in college. Esther struggles with herself between uncertainty and unreality with all that is going around her.
First, I would like to give some background information about the student that I am including within this essay. Laura is a year 6 child who has lived with her Nan since going into care as a baby. Her mum, who was young when she had her, had to give up care for her as she was unable to look after her properly. Unfortunately while living with Nan, Laura has had a disruptive homelife and this has caused numerous problems throughout her life. Nan shows her little attention and what little attention she receives seems to be negative and dismissive.