145. Documentary review: The Curious Case of Natalia Grace
You asked for it, you got it - the docs review the 6 part documentary series currently streaming on MAX. This doc takes us on a virtual roller coast of "WTF" moments punctuated by conflicting stories, unreliable narrators, over-the-top personalities, abuse and neglect... all presented by the producers as a real life version of the suspense / horror movie, "The Orphan". The docs provide some real discussion of the challenges of adoption as well as a framework of attachment styles and potential trauma.
Resources
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Hlavinka, Elizabeth. “Pandemic Linked to Early Puberty.” New Scientist, vol. 255, no. 3405, Sept. 2022, p. 8, https://doi.org/10.1016/s0262-4079(22)01699-2.
Karas, Beth, et al. “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace.” IMDb, 29 May 2023, www.imdb.com/title/tt27896931/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1. Accessed 15 June 2023.
Mayo Clinic. “Precocious Puberty - Symptoms and Causes.” Mayo Clinic, 2019, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/precocious-puberty/symptoms-causes/syc-20351811.
Nelson, Elise. “Guilty or Not Guilty? Inside the Natalia Grace Barnett Trial, Verdict.” In Touch Weekly, 5 June 2023, www.intouchweekly.com/posts/natalia-grace-barnett-trial-timeline-case-verdict/. Accessed 24 June 2023.
Philadelphia, The Children’s Hospital of. “Behavioral and Emotional Issues in Adopted and Foster Children.” Www.chop.edu, 25 Mar. 2014, www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/behavioral-and-emotional-issues-adopted-and-foster-children#:~:text=Children%20who%20are%20adopted%20may.