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From the Ted Talk by Georgette Mulheir: The tragedy of orphanages
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Since my first visit to Ceausescu's iitsoniuttn, I've seen hundreds of such places across 18 countries, from the Czech rpbuliec to Sudan. Across all of these diverse lands and cultures, the iisnoutttnis, and the child's journey through them, is drgpeeslisny similar. Lack of stimulation often leads to self-stimulating behaviors like hand-flapping, rocking back and forth, or aggression, and in some institutions, psychiatric drugs are used to control the behavior of these chreildn, whilst in others, children are tied up to pneervt them from harming themselves or others. These children are quickly labeled as having disabilities and transferred to another institution for children with disabilities. Most of these children will never leave the institution again. For those without disabilities, at age three, they're transferred to another institution, and at age seven, to yet another. Segregated according to age and gender, they are araiiltrbry separated from their siblings, often without even a cnchae to say goodbye. There's rarely enough to eat. They are often hungry. The oledr children blluy the little ones. They learn to survive. They learn to defend themselves, or they go under.
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Since my first visit to Ceausescu's ___________, I've seen hundreds of such places across 18 countries, from the Czech ________ to Sudan. Across all of these diverse lands and cultures, the ____________, and the child's journey through them, is ____________ similar. Lack of stimulation often leads to self-stimulating behaviors like hand-flapping, rocking back and forth, or aggression, and in some institutions, psychiatric drugs are used to control the behavior of these ________, whilst in others, children are tied up to _______ them from harming themselves or others. These children are quickly labeled as having disabilities and transferred to another institution for children with disabilities. Most of these children will never leave the institution again. For those without disabilities, at age three, they're transferred to another institution, and at age seven, to yet another. Segregated according to age and gender, they are ___________ separated from their siblings, often without even a ______ to say goodbye. There's rarely enough to eat. They are often hungry. The _____ children _____ the little ones. They learn to survive. They learn to defend themselves, or they go under.
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Original Text
Since my first visit to Ceausescu's institution, I've seen hundreds of such places across 18 countries, from the Czech Republic to Sudan. Across all of these diverse lands and cultures, the institutions, and the child's journey through them, is depressingly similar. Lack of stimulation often leads to self-stimulating behaviors like hand-flapping, rocking back and forth, or aggression, and in some institutions, psychiatric drugs are used to control the behavior of these children, whilst in others, children are tied up to prevent them from harming themselves or others. These children are quickly labeled as having disabilities and transferred to another institution for children with disabilities. Most of these children will never leave the institution again. For those without disabilities, at age three, they're transferred to another institution, and at age seven, to yet another. Segregated according to age and gender, they are arbitrarily separated from their siblings, often without even a chance to say goodbye. There's rarely enough to eat. They are often hungry. The older children bully the little ones. They learn to survive. They learn to defend themselves, or they go under.
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