>If they were able to graduate from high school with their mental illness, >they should probably be able to hold down a menial job.
Except that many mental illnesses don't surface until later in life. Most hereditary conditions surface much later and large numbers of schizophrenia cases first become symptomatic in their twenties or thirties. Other people survive the (relatively controlled) world of high-school and have break-downs when they attempt to enter adult society. Still many others have age-related conditions that affect their ability to plan, earn and live well late in life. (Not all old people end up eating catfood... but some do.) Lastly there are many environmental triggers for (possibly latent) mental illness which would occur later in life: military service being an obvious one. Lotsa ways to lose it at every stage of life. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 by Adobe® Dyncamically transform webcontent into Adobe PDF with new ColdFusion MX7. Free Trial. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJV Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:236821 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
