Posted by AKC on July 4, 2001, at 9:18:21
In reply to Does my sister have a psychological disorder? long, posted by verano on July 3, 2001, at 20:31:42
I don't know. If she is intellectually underdeveloped, she could be fine emotionally and just never have learned to care for herself. There are just so many factors involved here to even venture a guess.
I am uncertain on where you live, but if it is a larger community (and even most smaller ones) here in the U.S., you may want to see about involving social services (before everyone gets up in arms, I do believe that most people who work in social services, while overworked, are very capable and very caring) - just talk to someone and see how you connect. Technically, a situation such as you describe is one in which a social service agency is suppose to be for. I wish you the best of luck.
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