When they were discovered they had no real speech and very little evidence of play. They showed no real interest in humans exept to scamper up to them, sniff them and make grunting noises like animals. They both sucked on dummies and there had been no attempt to toilet train them, therefore they were both in nappies.
Social workers found that the girls mother was mentally ill and showed signs of schizophrenia. Both girls were taken into care, where Louise developed normal language and went on to attend primary school. Mary on the other hand never developed language skills and was moved to a school for autistic children.
