Festive season is time to make room for difficult family members

"I am not going to hit you on Thanksgiving," our 37-year-old son with autism says to me anxiously on the telephone.

"No," I say soothingly. "You will use your coping skills."

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 30, 2019, with the headline Festive season is time to make room for difficult family members. Subscribe