The 28 year-old infant?

A talk show out of Ceara, in the north of Brazil, claims it has found a 28 year-old female that never developed beyond infancy:

According to a doctor on the show, the girl suffered from a medical condition that could have been treated when she was first born, but since it wasn't, she never developed physically or mentally. After showing how dirt poor the girl's family was and discussing the girl's rare condition, they measured her to see if she qualified for the Guinness Book of World's Records. Classy.

It seems to me like the poor kid is just an unfortunately homely toddler. What do you think - real or fake?

Via O Buteco da Net.

Comments

[Nadja]

They should show pictures of the family during those 28 years.... Like, if the family grows and she doenst... This way we just see her!!!! not really fair, but could be true... there are so many different and weird things!!!!

[Elvis]

actully this is true and not unheard off. Last week Oprah did a special on this and showed how a 10 year girl was neglect all her life and was unable to develop. So she acted as if she still a 2 year old.

Doctors studied her condition to learn from it and were amazed by how much socialization, a loving caring family really means for the development of a person.

Also this girl was not born with any mental set backs. But through neglect and no stimulation to the mind she was unable to develop her brain.

An other popular story of the boy that grew up with wolfs from the Ukrain.

[Maciel Grecco]

Sorry but so bizarre! Come on Rachel, please, I like your blog. There are other spaces to show cases like that!

[Ernest Barteldes]

TV Diario... I always hated that channel. They cater for the so-called C and D classes in Fortaleza, their production is crass and so is their content... I should know, I lived in that city for ten years... am paying a visit on the third week of May...

[marcelo]

Parece armacao/ looks fake

[Laurinha]

Wow, weird! Don't know what to say.