It's very common in paranoid schizophrenics to have areas of significant impairment and islands where cognitive skills are preserved,
Quotes about schizophrenics (3 Quotes)
It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves.
I didn't know any schizophrenics. The most valuable information I got was from people with the disease and their family members.