2 options
Connecting with your Asperger partner : negotiating the maze of intimacy / Louise Weston ; foreword by Tony Attwood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weston, Louise.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Family relationships.
- Asperger's syndrome.
- Spouses.
- Intimacy (Psychology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (210 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Drawing on her experience of being married to a man with AS, Weston shows that the road to intimacy begins with letting go of expectations and looking after your own emotional needs. She provides strategies for connecting with your AS partner, tips for coping with hurtful words and meltdowns, and finding further sources of help and support.
- Contents:
- Connecting With Your Asperger Partner: Negotiating the Maze of Intimacy; Acknowlegements; Foreword; About this book; 1. Two Steps Forward,One Step Back; 2. 'Letting Go of Expectations'; 3. Maintaining Your'Energy Cup'; 4. Does A Diagnosis Help?; 5. Letting Go of Control; 6. Communication Strategies; 7. Helping Your PartnerInterpret Emotions; 8. Surviving Blunt andHarsh Words; 9. Coping with Meltdowns; 10. Regaining Your Identity; 11. Beginning to Reconnect; 12. Connecting Intimately; 13. The Importance of a Support Group; 14. Entering into theAspie's World; 15. The Unique Partnership
- AfterwordBibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283907095
- 1283907097
- 9780857002860
- 0857002864
- OCLC:
- 711747332
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.