4. The Youngest Person Diagnosed With Schizophrenia Was Six Years Old
Jani Schofield exhibited symptoms of psychosis while she was still an infant. The symptoms became increasingly worse when she was a toddler, but due to her young age, professionals didn’t want to give her a diagnosis. Her parents became desperate and began researching what could be causing their daughter’s psychosis.
It turns out, Jani had one of the most severe cases of schizophrenia ever seen. Her younger brother, Bodhi, also had schizophrenia. Her parents went public with their children’s condition to help reduce the stigma around mental illness and raise awareness of childhood schizophrenia.
