i was touched by this story because of the timeframe..
back in 1966-68, there are so many horror stories of misdiagnosis--like what i see as Donya being labeled as severley retarded and put into a state institution..visits by family were discouraged..kids were heavily drugged, locked up--horror stories that these institutes did not want parents or families to see.
Donya was perhaps never told of her family because she became a ward of the state.
....similar thing happened to my mom's relative in early 60's
you're right, none of this comes out in the article.
i was just touched that there was a happy ending