My sister has a schizophrenic child and her life was drained in every way. He is now 37 and just a lazy entitlement minded taker with no aspirations to work.
My wife’s sister has a 5 year just diagnosed with autism, high energy, probably just blocked the financial future of her sister’s family for life. As it was we are helping them by letting them stay in my home for a couple of years. The diagnosis is like a death. The future you would hope for that child is gone and over his life I’m sure one way or another maintenance is ten million dollars plus to support over a lifetime.
You feel sorry for the parents, no one wants the parents to find out there are greatly diminished potential futures for their children.
The expenses surrounding these issues break up families also.
Blessing?
We love the kids, but nobody will take care of these kids like the parents when the parents die off.
The average autistic or schizophrenic child brings lots of constant blood pressure raising issues to the parents. Life as parents knew it is over then.
Blessing?
This Blessing is more like the greatest responsibility on earth where you have to monitor it like a three year old your whole life.