22 Things a Woman with Asperger's Syndrome Wants Her Partner to Know
Rudy Simone
Foreword by Tony Attwood
Paperback: £9.99 / $16.95
2012, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 144pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-883-4, BIC 2: VFVG
Foreword by Tony Attwood. Introduction. 1. So, you want to date an Aspergirl?. 2. Try feeling this!. 3. She is not broken. You don't need to fix her. 4. No wire hangers....Ever! Why she has control issues. 5. Everyone's a critic...But She's better at it than you. 6. Break on through to the other side. 7. It might seem like her special interest is herself. 8. She only needs one friend....and the winner is, You!. 9. Don't Be Cruel To a Heart That's True. 10. Home Is Where Her Heart Is..and her body much of the time. 11. Even If You Think of Her as a Woman, She Might Not. 12. Her Name Isn't Mommy...No Matter How Much She Loves Her Child. 13. How to turn a Hotbed into a Hot Bed. 14. Why Soothing Behaviors (formerly known as stimming) are good for her...and you. 15. Jumping for Joy...or bouncing, or twirling. 16. Tongue tied but not twisted. Just because she can't verbalize her emotions, doesn't mean she doesn't have them. 17. Depression—the enemy on our borders. 18. The Mood Swings...do more than duck. 19. Trust—Abuse It and Lose It. 20. Is it Obsession or is it Love?. 21. You may find more in common as you get older. 22. Aspergers is a reason, not a label, not an excuse. Last Words. Appendix.
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- adults,
- alexithymia,
- anxiety,
- Asperger syndrome,
- bullying,
- cognitive behavioural therapy,
- communication,
- counselling,
- creativity,
- depression,
- diet,
- emotions,
- employment,
- families,
- gifted and talented,
- giftedness,
- health care,
- high functioning autism,
- mental health,
- mental illness,
- obsessive compulsive disorder,
- parenting,
- personal hygiene,
- relationships,
- resilience,
- self esteem,
- self harm,
- sensory issues,
- sex education,
- sexual abuse,
- sexuality,
- sleep,
- social skills,
- teenagers,
- tics
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