Silent Inflictions

Silent Inflictions is a true story of a mentally disabled child, Mariah. Diagnosed with PDD and other disabilities, Mariah struggles with non-verbal communication and has no advocate for her besides her family. From Mariah’s birth to the present, her mother, Jeanette, illustrates in detail the numerous obstacles faced by her daughter and her family in order to help Mariah live in a safe and healthy environment. Jeanette strives to navigate her daughter through the sea of medications, diagnoses, and initial placements in group homes to find the best living situation and way of life for Mariah despite all her daughter’s mental disabilities and abusive behaviors. Will Mariah be shoved away and forgotten by an abusive system? Can Jeanette and her family finally find hope and a life for Mariah?

-- Jeanette M. Roscoe