Genie is far from the only example. Saturday Mthiyane, Dina Sanichar, Marcos Pantoja, the Bamberg Boy, the Girl of Issaux, Victor of Aveyron, there have been dozens of feral children, and none of them were "capable of expressing self-awareness."
Feral African who suffered extreme cognitive damage from starvation and physical damage and otherwise literally next to nothing is known about him.
Dina Sanichar
Again extreme cognitive damage from starvation
Feral children often not only lack basic social skills but also have trouble walking straight. It has been documented that Father Erhardt observed, “He cannot talk, and though undoubtedly 'Pagal' (imbecile or idiotic), still shows sign of reason, and sometimes actual shrewdness”
Marcos Pantoja
This one actually obliterates your argument. Not sure why you listed him.
Marcos' survival was possible thanks to the basic skills acquired in the previous phase of his abandonment, as well as his extraordinary natural intelligence. During his isolation, the child learned the noises of the animals with which he lived and used them to communicate with them.
Victor of Aveyron
Literally a deaf mute who was still found to have self awareness and taught himself how to cook vegetables before being captured.
Genie is far from the only example. Saturday Mthiyane, Dina Sanichar, Marcos Pantoja, the Bamberg Boy, the Girl of Issaux, Victor of Aveyron, there have been dozens of feral children, and none of them were "capable of expressing self-awareness."
Feral African who suffered extreme cognitive damage from starvation and physical damage and otherwise literally next to nothing is known about him.
Again extreme cognitive damage from starvation
This one actually obliterates your argument. Not sure why you listed him.
Literally a deaf mute who was still found to have self awareness and taught himself how to cook vegetables before being captured.