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Although I am not formally trained in the mental health arena I am the father of a 24 year old adult son with schizophrenia disorder. Unfortunately he is 100% disabled and will probably live with his mother and I until we both die. At that time I hope they have either invented new wonder drugs that will allow him to function as what most would call a normal life.

What makes me angry about the situation is that his biological mother (he was adopted at three months old) continued to use cocaine, meth, and alcohol throughout her pregnancy. This resulted in him being born addicted to cocaine. That's right he spent the first three months of his life addicted to cocaine.

Since then he has been diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, ODD, bipolar disorder, and finally at 19 schizophrenia disorder. Whether fair or unfair it is what it is. As parents we try to deal with our frustrations of living with an adult that can make the easiest tasks seem almost impossible.

I wished I could look into his mind and get some insight as to what he sees and hears all day long when he laughs and talks continually.

Living with an adult son with schizophrnia is work to say the least, but he is our son and we will do whatever we can to make his life as normal as possible.