Because you were there Book review Professor Gary N Chambers If you have already read Sally Blythe’s first edition of Because you were there, you will enjoy the second edition even more. The letters are still the same – why wouldn’t they be? – but the inclusion of a postscript makes an excellent read even better. If you haven’t read the first edition, you have missed a treat. I thoroughly recommend that you read the second. When we are in the company of someone who has suffered a loss, we...

Only one week to go before the Autism Parenting Summit starts. If you haven't checked it out yet, you can find the full list of sessions at: https://autismparentingsummit.com/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=%5B15-18%20May%5D%20Schedule%20and%20Recording%20Info%20for%20the%20Autism%20Parenting%20Summit&utm_campaign=Summit%20May%2026%20-%20Registration%20Email%20%236%20One%20Week%20to%20go My session, "The ABC's of Learning: Attention, Balance, and Coordination," is...

As I watch the news from around the world and see reports of war, death and destruction wilfully imposed by one group over another, I ask myself whether one person's story of loss following a natural death has any place in the wider context of world suffering. As I attempt to answer this question, I am reminded that the personal experience of each of us has a part to play in understanding the impact of life events on others. It is easy in the modern world, where news and images of the death...