22 things a woman must know : if she loves a man with Asperger's Syndrome / Rudy Simone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simone, Rudy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asperger's syndrome--Patients--Sexual behavior.

Asperger's syndrome.

Asperger's syndrome--Treatment.

Courtship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (116 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Twenty-two things a woman must know

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book looks at 22 common traits that women may discover when they are dating, living with or married to a man with Asperger's Syndrome. Simone explores Asperger's relationships with honesty and understanding, drawing on research and personal experience to inform and advise women with AS partners.

Contents:

FRONT COVER; 22 Things a Woman Must Know IfShe Loves a Man with Asperger's Syndrome; Contents; FOREWORD; Introduction; 1There will beloneliness; 2 There will probably be no public displaysof affection; 3 Labels and romantic expectations makehim feel nervous; 4 He will take you and the relationshipfor granted; 5 He may have a morepatient approach to sexthan you do; 6 Communication will always bea challenge; 7There will be shock; 8 Your man may not be there for youin a crisis; 9 Many AS males can be cranky, or have bad tempers, and can explodeat the slightest of things

10 Your man may have a hard time completing a college degree, holding on to a job,or seeing things through11 He may get depressed and/or be completely inert for long periodsof time; 12 There will be timeshe embarrasses you; 13 Your family and friends may think you're beinga doormat and a fool; 14 People will tell youhe's just being a man; 15 You must have a good social support network so you can go out and have funonce in a while; 16 Your AS male will not care about the things you do without him and there will be things he does notshare with you

17 Time holds a different meaning for him thanit does for you18 He may want to sleep on the couch starting very earlyin the relationship and continuing throughout; 19 You will never change him, even if you can succeed in getting him to changehis behavior; 20 Even if he loves you and values your relationship, it is possible you may neverget a commitment; 21 Many AS/NT relationships go through variousmetamorphoses; 22 Your relationship will stand a much better chance if your man willREACH; QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF; GLOSSARY OF TERMS; RECOMMENDED READING, RESOURCES AND REFERENCES; BACK COVER

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-29719-8

9786612297199

1-84642-945-5

OCLC:

477087917