` ` I just want to know who I am , '' girl said , according to children 's services agency . She 's described as 5 ' , 6 '' tall , ` ` very soft - spoken '' ; doctors say she 's 14 to 15 years old . Girl was found in midtown Manhattan early October 9 outside youth shelter . Agency says girl recently wrote down the name ` ` Amber '' and has responded to it .
`` I just want to know who I am , '' girl says , according to children 's services agency . She 's described as 5 ' , 6 '' tall , `` very soft-spoken '' ; doctors say she 's 14 to 17 years old . Girl was found in midtown Manhattan early October 9 outside youth shelter . Agency says girl recently wrote down the name `` Amber '' and has responded to it .