22 things a woman with Asperger's Syndrome wants her partner to know
By: Rudy Simone ; foreword by Tony Attwood ; illustrations by Emma Rios
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781849058834
Subjects: Man-woman relationships; Patients; Asperger's syndrome; Psychological aspects; Courtship; Sexual behavior
Other titles: Twenty-two things a woman with Asperger's Syndrome wants her partner to know
Description: 142 p. : 22 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: So, you want to date an aspergirl?; title: Try feeling this!; title: She is not broken. You don't need to fix her; title: No wire hangers; title: ever! why she has control issues; title: Everyone's a critic; title: but she's better at it than you; title: Break on through to the other side; title: It might seem like her special interest is herself; title: She only needs one friend; title: and the winner is, you!; title: Don't be cruel to a heart that's true; title: Home is where her heart is; title: and her body much of the time; title: Even if you think of her as a woman, she might not; title: Her name isn't mommy; title: no matter how much she loves her child; title: How to turn a hotbed into a hot bed; title: Why soothing behaviors (formerly known as stimming) are good for her; title: and you; title: Jumping for joy; title: or bouncing, or twirling; title: Tongue tied but not twisted. Just because she can't verbalize her emotions, doesn't mean she doesn't have them; title: Depression, the enemy on our borders; title: The mood swings; title: do more than duck; title: Trust, abuse it and lose it; title: Is it obsession or is it love?; title: You may find more in common as you get older; title: Aspergers is a reason, not a label, not an excuse.