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It is all mental illness, the so-called invisible ones. ADHD, ASD, depression, bipolar disorders, anxiety. Usually the adults who are not functional don't just have one of these but several. Comorbidities are frequent, and they are genetically inherited, but perhaps the parents you know are not as affected. Due to gene reassortment, it's possible for their offspring to be more impacted.

You're just noticing now because:

1.  Your age. People around you are aging, and their adult children are not that young, so it's becoming apparent.

2. Fewer social taboos around failure: previously families sought to hide this. Thankfully that is less the case, and it's a good thing, because those who really want it can seek help and government services.

There is still so much disparagement of people with these invisible special needs, as evidenced by this thread.

- parent of an ADHD/ASD/OCD young adult. I hope my son will be reasonably functional, but I can see how a slightly more severe form of his profile, or a worsening of his own mental health, could lead to a life of dependency. I have mild ADHD, my husband has a more functioning version of his son's profile.

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