Aspergers in love : couple relationships and family affairs /

Asperger Syndrome (AS) has often been considered to be incompatible with love and relationships, but as the number of people who are diagnosed with the disorder increases, it is becoming apparent that people with AS can and do have full and intimate relationships. Comparing and contrasting both AS a...

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Main Author: Aston, Maxine C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley, 2003.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:1417501847
9781417501847
9781846423949
1846423945
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Aspergers in Love: Couple Relationships and Family Affairs; Acknowledgements; Contents; Foreword; Terminology; Introduction; 1 Attraction; 2 Shared Interests; 3 Trust; 4 Being Valued; 5 Understanding; 6 Self-disclosure; 7 Communication; 8 The Asperger Syndrome Side of Communication; 9 Non-verbal Communication
  • The Unspoken Word; 10 Social Scenes; 11 Routines, Rules and Boundaries; 12 The Asperger Syndrome Parent; 13 The Sexual Side of Asperger Syndrome; 14 Infidelity; 15 Sexuality and Asperger Syndrome; 16 Verbal Abuse and Asperger Syndrome; 17 Domestic Violence and Asperger Syndrome.