By Jane E. Brody — 2008
Whether you choose to be a family caregiver or the job is thrust upon you by circumstances, your most important responsibility beyond caring for your ill or disabled relative is caring for yourself.
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It is hard for those who do not parent a neurodivergent child to understand how complex, sad, and draining it can be to see your child constantly triggered, flaring up in ways beyond the child’s ability to control and your ability to resolve.
Jobs need to be chosen that make use of the strengths of people with autism or Asperger’s syndrome.
How do you know when it’s time to take your autistic, bipolar twelve-year-old daughter to the psych ward?