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The Asperger couple's workbook : practical advice and activities for couples and counsellors

By: Aston, Maxine.
Contributor(s): Corbett, Antony | Aston, William.
Publisher: London Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2009Description: 144 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.|Cover : white/mauve/red ; Spine : mauve with white print.ISBN: 9781843102533.Subject(s): ASPERGER SYNDROME | FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS | PSYCHOTHERAPY | RELATIONSHIPS | COMMUNICATION
Contents:
Foreword by Tony Attwood|Understanding the difference|Communication|Non-verbal communication|Social interaction|Sexual issues|Parenting|Home life|Who to tell about Asperger?|What is Cassandra|Difference can work
Summary: "Asperger syndrome (AS) can affect some of the fundamental ingredients required to make a relationship work such as emotional empathy and communication... Maxine Aston... has created this workbook to help couples where one of the partners has AS 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... Identifies specific issues that can be problematic in an Asperger relationship." - BOOK JACKETReview: Written by the author of Aspergers in Love this workbook is designed to help couples, where one of the partners has AS, deal with the difficulties that may arise in their relationship. Uses candid advice, activities and sample worksheets to explore a variety of approaches that couples can use to counteract 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 as verbal and non-verbal communication, sexual issues, socialising and parenting and explains simple and effective ways of addressing these issues. This book is designed for use by couples and families affected by AS, and will also be of interest to couple counsellors, or other professionals working with people with AS.
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Foreword by Tony Attwood|Understanding the difference|Communication|Non-verbal communication|Social interaction|Sexual issues|Parenting|Home life|Who to tell about Asperger?|What is Cassandra|Difference can work

"Asperger syndrome (AS) can affect some of the fundamental ingredients required to make a relationship work such as emotional empathy and communication... Maxine Aston... has created this workbook to help couples where one of the partners has AS 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... Identifies specific issues that can be problematic in an Asperger relationship." - BOOK JACKET

Written by the author of Aspergers in Love this workbook is designed to help couples, where one of the partners has AS, deal with the difficulties that may arise in their relationship.
Uses candid advice, activities and sample worksheets to explore a variety of approaches that couples can use to counteract 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 as verbal and non-verbal communication, sexual issues, socialising and parenting and explains simple and effective ways of addressing these issues.
This book is designed for use by couples and families affected by AS, and will also be of interest to couple counsellors, or other professionals working with people with AS.

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