The Asperger Couple's Workbook: Practical Advice and Activities for Couples and Counsellors

Asperger Syndrome (AS) can affect some of the fundamental ingredients required to make a relationship work, such as emotional empathy and communication. Maxine Aston, author of Aspergers in Love, has created this workbook to help couples where one of the partners has Asperger Syndrome deal with the difficulties that may arise in their relationship. With candid advice, activities and example worksheets, the book explores a variety of approaches that couples can use to counteract these difficulties. Whilst acknowledging that all relationships are different and each needs to be viewed as a unique case, the author identifies specific issues that can be problematic in an Asperger relationship, such verbal and non-verbal communication, sexual issues, socializing and parenting, and comes up with simple and effective ways of addressing these issues. This practical book is designed for use by couples and families affected by AS, either on their own or in conjunction with a counsellor. It will also be of interest to couples counsellors, or other professionals working with people with AS. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}. 'This book is a positive addition to Asperger Syndrome (AS)/Neurotypical (NT) relationshi

Customer Reviews:

Saving our marriage

By S. Roman - November 15, 2009

I bought this book in combination with Asperger Syndrome and Long-Term Relationships, to try to save my marriage that had fallen apart. This book so far has really Helped! it gives exercises for you to use for commuication with your spouse.We make a date every Sunday we will go to lake , park and take turns reading and discussing.So far this has been a GREAT BOOK! WITH REAL HELP! Will review more when were through right now were on the 3rd exersice, the first didn't do to well not for him but worked great with my kids. I't gives you a color chart to attach emotions to , Like for me white means Im open to conversation or questions. brown means I have alot on my mind I can't pay attention right now. Since Aspies have a hard time reading body language this really help intrupting me when im busy and so on. Great book! real help!

Disappointed

By J. Bridges - June 24, 2010

We didn't find this book particularly helpful to us. I have to assume it was designed for people with more severe Asperger's than what we are dealing with. We felt much of the book was patronizing, and few of the skills provided in the book were really helpful to us. I am sure some couples could really benefit from this, but I feel like we needed something geared towards a much higher functioning couple.

Ideas for the desperate Asperger's Partner

By SkyLynne - November 20, 2011

I bought this to help a relationship in crisis, with an Asperger's partner. I have read it through once, and have already implemented a couple of the ideas from it, which are GREAT. Even if that were all I got from it, it would be worth it, but I can see that we will work our way through it, and do some of it with a therapist, and that it will help us all. Thanks Maxine for helping us so much!
If you are like me, and need help, this is a great place to start.