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REFERENCES

http://bipolar-stanscroniclesandnarritive.blogspot.com/2009/07/6-year-old-jani-schofield-schizophrenic.html

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/08/22/real-vs-imaginary-6-year-old-girl-diagnosed-with-schizophrenia/

http://bipolarnationradio.podbean.com/

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/born-schizophrenic-mentally-ill-children-threaten-tear-family/story?id=23687000

Bohdi Schofield

  • Six years old
  • Has not been diagnosed with Schizophrenia yet. But the parents are sure he has it because of their past knowledge with January
  • He has been diagnosed with severe autism and intermittent explosive disorder.
  • He self harms and is very violent.
  • Not very verbal
  • Has been hospitalized 5 times

Schizophrenia

Types of Schizophrenia

Paranoid schizophrenia - a person feels extremely suspicious and persecuted

Disorganized schizophrenia - a person is often incoherent in speech and thought, but may not have delusions.

Catatonic schizophrenia - a person is withdrawn, mute, negative and often assumes very unusual body positions.

Residual schizophrenia - a person is no longer experiencing delusions or hallucinations, but has no motivation or interest in life.

Schizoaffective disorder-a person has symptoms of both schizophrenia and a major mood disorder such as depression

  • Gets confused with split personality disorder.
  • Life long disease
  • No cure
  • Possibility that it's inherited.
  • 1% of America suffer from Schizophrenia
  • 5 types of Schizophrenia

Schofield Family

Susan Schofield

Michael Schofield

  • 38 years old
  • Married to Susan Schofield since 1994
  • Lectured at the University of Northridge in California
  • Father of both January and Bohdi Schofield
  • Wrote the book January First which is memoir of his struggles with January
  • 44 years old
  • Still with Michael Schofield since 1994
  • Has her own radio show called "Bipolarnation Radio"
  • Mother of Bohdi and January

January Schofield

  • Prefers to be called Jani
  • Currently 11 yrs old
  • Suffers from Schizophrenia
  • Was diagnosed at 6
  • IQ of 146
  • Had the intelligence of an 11 year old when she was a toddler.
  • Doing multiplication and division problems at age 3
  • Considered a genius

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/born-schizophrenic-mentally-ill-children-threaten-tear-family/story?id=23687000

Bodhi and January Schofield

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