22 Things a Woman Must Know If She Lo..., Maxine Aston
22 Things a Woman Must Know If She Lo..., Maxine Aston
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22 Things a Woman Must Know If She Loves a Man with Asperger's Syndrome

Author: Maxine Aston, Rudy Simone

Narrator: Lucie McNeil

Unabridged: 1 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: John Murray

Published: 01/28/2021


Synopsis

A look at how to overcome common difficulties and maintain a loving relationship with an AS partner.

Although having Asperger Syndrome (AS) can make romantic relations difficult, having a fulfilling relationship with an Asperger man is certainly not impossible. A woman in love with a man with AS may interpret his difficulties with communication and socialization as a lack of interest in the relationship. He may vacillate between being gentle and caring to seeming cold and distant. She may find his behaviour hard to understand, resulting in feelings of loneliness, isolation, and confusion. This book shows how to overcome these difficulties and maintain a loving relationship with an AS partner.

From an unwillingness to show affection in public or even sleep in the same bed to problems holding down a job, 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. Rudy Simone explores the complications of Asperger's relationships with honesty and understanding, drawing on research and personal experience to inform and advise women with AS partners. She offers helpful tips for improving the relationship and finding fulfillment both individually and as a couple.

This book will help women to understand the male Asperger's mind and, equally, it can help men with AS to see things from their partner's perspective. It will also be of interest to counsellors working with couples where the male partner has Asperger's Syndrome.

(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

About Maxine Aston

Maxine Aston is an author, qualified counsellor and supervisor. She is the author of Asperger's in Love, The Asperger Couple's Workbook and What Men with Asperger Syndrome Want to Know About Women, Dating and Relationships, and Relationship Counselling with Autistic Neurodiverse Couples, also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

About Rudy Simone

Rudy Simone, also known as Artemisia, is the author of 6 best-selling books on Asperger Syndrome as well as fiction books. Artemisia has lectured at Autism/Asperger conferences around the world and is also an award-winning singer/songwriter. She is based in the US.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kerry

Excellent book. Being married to an Aspie I could completely relate to this book. It's made me realise i'm not going insane afterall!......more

Goodreads review by Wendy

This book literally saved my marriage. So many of the things that I thought my husband did just out of spite were actually clear symptoms of Asperger's. I wish I had found this book 10 years ago.......more

It's an interesting premise, but it unfortunately falls a bit flat and misses the mark on quite a few points in my opinion. The author comes off a bit pessimistic, harsh and disrespectful at times, but at the same time you can see where this might be coming from. As an autistic man myself, I did enjo......more

Goodreads review by Roberta

This was a great book to read and very reflective of what I’m experiencing dating a male with Aspergers. The 22 different segments are quick and to the point which makes this an easy read. Each segment or point has an illustration which I found highly colourable and stress relieving. A great book to......more