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‘I Put My Own Life on Hold’: The Pain and Joy of Caring for Parents

By Aidan Gardiner — 2019

After The Times published a pair of articles on elder care—one about a Connecticut home health aide and another about women forgoing careers to care for older relatives—hundreds of our readers shared their own experiences with the hardships of trying to make the final years of a loved one’s life comfortable.

Read on www.nytimes.com

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Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

In her new masterpiece, the author of the bestselling phenomenon Quiet reveals the power of a bittersweet outlook on life, and why we’ve been so blind to its value.

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Susan Cain
2025
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Lucky

From tragedy to triumph, one step at a time—an inspirational story of triumph over adversity against the odds At just 28 years old, Ed Jackson was told he would never walk again.

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Ed Jackson
2022
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3 Qualities of Lasting Friendships (Making and Keeping Autistic Friends)

Autistic friends can be some of the best you'll ever have. It turns out there are some qualities of lasting friendships.

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2020
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Sometimes My Heart Goes Numb: Love and Caregiving in a Time of AIDS

Drawing on the real-life stories of twenty exemplary caregivers, Dr. Charles Garfield explains the widely used Shanti caregivers model he originated—and shows how to set limits, avoid burnout, accept gratitude, and grapple with issues of life and death when caring for people with HIV/AIDS.

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Charles Garfield, Cindy Spring, Doris Ober
1997
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Life’s Last Gift: Giving and Receiving Peace When a Loved One Is Dying

After four decades of training volunteers to sit at the bedsides of the dying, psychologist and Shanti founder Charles Garfield has created an essential guide for friends, family, and healthcare professionals who want to ease someone’s final days but don’t know where to begin.

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Charles Garfield
2017
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ADHD | Social Problems

Stuart discusses common problems that people with ADHD face when socializing with others.

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2020
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Autism In Company - Social Strategies | Purple Ella

Autism in Company - social strategies. How do you manage different hats/roles in different situations? How to adapt your social style based on level of relationship and situation.

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2018
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Aspie Tips on Making Friends: A Simple Strategy for How to Make New Friends

Trying to make friends can be socially awkward. In this video I share a couple of tips I've learned to make the process significantly easier.

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2021
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Autism and Making Friends

Looking back on my own experience as an autistic having trouble making friends and maintaining relationships.

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2020
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How ADHD Affects Friendships - Common ADHD Friendship Challenges

Friendships – one of the most important relationships in our lives - is also a common area of struggle for people with ADHD.

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2021
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