@Davros
It's a hard one. I know another girl who is just that- basically all her motor functions are rerouted constantly so that she can never learn an action. She's now 18, has enough brain to hate herself and her lack of life, and takes it out on her parents by refusing to make any effort any more. Much as they love her, her mother has no life (father still works). In a way, it boils down to- are you ready to sacrifice your life for that of a child, knowing that no matter how much love, care and attention you lavish on them, they will never achieve anything. Her mum is now trying to deal with the fact that her daughter will live to 30 (if lucky) and then she will be in her 60s, with a big 30 year hole in her existence.
( Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Wed 23 Apr 2008, 19:01, Reply)