The Partners Guide to Asperger Syndrome


Be the first to review this product Email to a Friend. Description Adults with Asperger Syndrome AS often have difficulties acquiring relationship skills due to the defining characteristics of the syndrome, experiences with peers during childhood and adolescence, and the expectations of their partners. Reviews 'I enjoyed the book tremendously and found it an effortless read. While most of the advice is directed at the NS partner, there are also tips for parents, friends, and professionals on how to support the couple in maintaining a positive relationship.

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Each chapter ends with a list of "lessons learned" from the couples interviewed. The authors cover communication, social skills, and sensory processing and provide many real-life examples drawn from the experiences of the interviewed couples. Excellent insight and tips for anyone in, or considering, a relationship with a person with ASD, as well as the friends and families of couples with an ASD partner. It is a valuable contribution, laden with advice that will make such couples feel less alone and know where to turn for help.

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From Adolescence through Adulthood 'Part of me cried when I read this book. I wish my mother had been able to read it when she was a young non-spectrum woman married to my father, a much older Aspie.

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It would have fundamentally changed her life - for the better. In fact, it is the lifeline this Aspie woman, married for 26 years to a man with many AS traits, absolutely needed to finally understand the complexities of our interpersonal dynamics.

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D, author of Safety Skills for Women with Asperger Syndrome and Pretending to be Normal 'Adults with Asperger Syndrome AS have traditionally had difficulties with relationships but today more and more of them are getting involved in long-term commitments. Although this is a positive development and a real sign of how far so many have come, these relationships are not without their challenges for both the people with AS and also for their partners. Until now there have been few guidelines or resources for partners to help them understand some of the differences that they observe daily in their partners and to know how to respond to them.

This book is an important step toward helping those partners to understand and live more comfortably and happily with their partners who have AS Readers trying to manage these relationships, those trying to help them, and others who just want to understand what it is like to be involved with these charming, but often challenging partners, will find the insights of the authors and the partners to be intriguing, thought provoking, and a remarkable learning experience.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in intimate relationships involving individuals with AS. This clinic was designed to provide specialised knowledge and assistance from a multidisciplinary team of experienced professsionals.

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Minds and Hearts has 7 psychologists, 1 educational psychologist, and 2 receptionists. Tony Attwood is one of the team members. Go to Minds and Hearts. Over several years Craig Evans of Autism Hangout has asked Tony Attwood dozens of questions about Asperger's syndrome from visitors to his web page. The questions and Tony's replies have been recorded by Craig on video and are available on his web page.

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Adults with Asperger Syndrome (AS) often have difficulties acquiring relationship skills due to the defining characteristics of the syndrome, experiences with. The Partner's Guide to Asperger Syndrome 1st Edition. by Susan J. Moreno (Author), Keelah Parkinson (Author), Marci Wheeler (Author), Tony Attwood (Foreword) & 1 more. Adults with Asperger Syndrome (AS) often have difficulties acquiring relationship skills due to the defining.

If you have a particular question, the answer may have been recorded for you. There is now an index of questions and answers. See the Asperger Services Australia website for more information. Thinking Violets is developing an ambitious new series for Channel 4 Television. People with high-functioning autism will be invited into companies to contribute fresh ideas to how these businesses design, build and sell their products.

The idea was inspired by Temple Grandin whose ability to think in pictures led to the redesign of slaughterhouses sparing livestock unnecessary distress and saving the industry millions of dollars. If this is of interest please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Please tell us a little bit about yourself, where you come from and why you think you would be a suitable candidate for the series.

The web page includes a series of video interviews recorded in England of Tony discussing issues relevant to partners.

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She provides a unique contribution to the field of Autism Spectrum Conditions ASC therapy and research as a women who, herself, has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. Now in her sixth year of private practice, Rachael is the only Psychotherapist in Australia with Asperger's Syndrome specialising in this field. Drawing on her life and clinical experience, she continues to improve the quality of life of children and adults on the Autism Spectrum and also their carers and partners through her clinic, speaking engagements and retreats.

To find out more about Rachael's services and details for upcoming 'Asperger Sisterhood' Retreat Days for Women , contact Rachael via her website - rlharrispsy. Tony Attwood has teamed up with Dr.

Kirsten Callesen and Annette Moller Nielsen of Denmark to create a powerful yet user-friendly tool that gets straight to the core of the thoughts and emotions behind behavior. The CAT-kit offers an easy, hands-on way for young people to communicate with adults, and each other. Listen to it here. You can listen via this link. Visit the ABC website to listen. She has a special interest in girls and women with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Contact Danuta via her website - www. Home About Aspergers What is Asperger's? Welcome to Tony Attwood's website. This website is a guide for parents, professionals and people with Asperger's Syndrome and their partners.

In this site you will find issues related to Asperger's Syndrome, resources, resource papers Tony has authored, related topics and Tonys presentation schedule. Publications by other authors Research Studies Support Links. New online course on employment. Tony's Teacher Accredited Online Training. Tony's interview with Network Autism. Presentations in by Tony Attwood in Australia. Fri, 9 Nov Information and registrations for these events via www. Tony's new book - Ask Dr Tony. Foreword by Lisa Morgan.

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