Karen E. Rodman is a woman who has lived with a husband who was diagnosed in 1996 with Asperger's Syndrome and Tourette's Syndrome at age 69. Karen enjoys travel, her friends, photography, and facilitating "Polly's Place", a cancer support group. She is the founder and president of FAAAS, Inc., the first website and organisation in the world that recognizes the need of support and validation for family members who are affected by the behaviours of adults with Asperger's Syndrome.

FAAAS Inc. (Families of Adults Afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome) aims to offer support to the family members of adult individuals afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome. It also aims to educate the public to the existence of Asperger's Syndrome in the adult population and to bring awareness of this neurological disorder and its ramifications on the 'whole' family to the medical communities who are directly or indirectly involved. Another key aspect to FAAAS' work is to give the families a measure of reassurance so they can validate their concerns and frustrations as concrete issues rather than simple 'family problems'.

JKP publications by Karen E. Rodman

Asperger Syndrome and Adults... Is Anyone Listening?

Essays and Poems by Spouses, Partners and Parents of Adults with Asperger Syndrome

Karen E. Rodman
Foreword by Tony Attwood

2003, Paperback: £13.99/ $21.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-751-4, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 192pp

Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, autism, counselling, creative writing as therapy, poetry, relationships