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Thank you for your post as I can relate to it as my child too has mental impairment from meningitis at age 21 and drug issues which resulted in his incarceration. This only made his judgement worse as he also had ADD and was severely learning disabled. My son was eventually released to a group home which would have given him a chance to change his lifestyle. However, he was thrown out a few wks ago when he returned to his previous lifestyle. I struggled for years with being his advocate to letting him be his own voice despite his difficulties. In the end, the choice was made for me when he became so violent one day I had to call the police and have him removed from my home. He went to jail which caused me all sorts of pain as I didn't feel that was the right place for him as I wanted him to get help for his mental issues. Once released he went to the group home but as I've mentioned he was thrown out 3 wks ago for going back to his previous life of drugs and illegal activities. Part of his conditions were no contact with me. I don't have the answers for you but I want you to know you're not alone in your struggles. I am thinking of you and your son.

<blockquote data-quote="Nature" data-source="post: 682262" data-attributes="member: 19011"><p>Thank you for your post as I can relate to it as my child too has mental impairment from meningitis at age 21 and drug issues which resulted in his incarceration. This only made his judgement worse as he also had ADD and was severely learning disabled. My son was eventually released to a group home which would have given him a chance to change his lifestyle. However, he was thrown out a few wks ago when he returned to his previous lifestyle. I&nbsp; struggled for years with being his advocate to letting him be his own voice despite his difficulties. In the end, the choice was made for me when he became so violent one day I had to call the police and have him removed from my home. He went to jail which caused me all sorts of pain as I didn't feel that was the right place for him as I wanted him to get help for his mental issues. Once released he went to the group home but as I've mentioned he was thrown out 3 wks ago for going back to his previous life of drugs and illegal activities. Part of his conditions were no contact with me. I don't have the answers for you but I want you to know you're not alone in your struggles. I am thinking of you and your son.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Nature, post: 682262, member: 19011"] Thank you for your post as I can relate to it as my child too has mental impairment from meningitis at age 21 and drug issues which resulted in his incarceration. This only made his judgement worse as he also had ADD and was severely learning disabled. My son was eventually released to a group home which would have given him a chance to change his lifestyle. However, he was thrown out a few wks ago when he returned to his previous lifestyle. I struggled for years with being his advocate to letting him be his own voice despite his difficulties. In the end, the choice was made for me when he became so violent one day I had to call the police and have him removed from my home. He went to jail which caused me all sorts of pain as I didn't feel that was the right place for him as I wanted him to get help for his mental issues. Once released he went to the group home but as I've mentioned he was thrown out 3 wks ago for going back to his previous life of drugs and illegal activities. Part of his conditions were no contact with me. I don't have the answers for you but I want you to know you're not alone in your struggles. I am thinking of you and your son. [/QUOTE]

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