None of these come naturally to children with autism, a mysterious brain disorder that affects the ability to communicate, form relationships, tolerate change and otherwise respond appropriately to the outside world.
If they start to comment and criticize your decision to wear hijab, you may have to decide whether you think your relationship can tolerate the difference, or if you need to keep your distance to avoid further conflict.
The hidden voice in this dialogue belonged to Susan Blow, a brilliant former patient with whom Putnam developed a deep personal relationship (well tolerated by Putnam's wife, herself an innovative social theorist).
In imperial China same-sex relationships were tolerated as a diversion, so long as practitioners abided by Confucian ethics to marry and produce an heir.
Male-male sexual relationships are tolerated under the surface but harshly punished once discovered.
Even more shocking, however, was the relationship with Wolff: tolerated by Emma for 30 years, it was a brazen ménage à trois, not only personal but professional, with the three astonishingly passing patients back and forth between them.
Perhaps it's meant to be stomach-turning (those wise-guy writers again, having their revenge on the resistant material), but if so, how long can we be expected to tolerate the relationship?
"In terms of their relationship with us, G.E. tolerates the union.
Over the years, Chadron police officials have had a tolerate-hate relationship with Police Beat.
Their friends thought that the couple should break up — no one could understand how Margerie tolerated the relationship.
