Rudy Simone

22 Things a Woman with Asperger's Syndrome Wants Her Partner to Know

Illustrator: Rios, Emma

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Rudy Simone covers 22 common areas of confusion for someone dating a female with AS, including advice from her own experience and that of other couples. She talks with humour and honesty about the little things that might be different from a relationship with a neurotypical woman and discusses first dates, sex, and even having children.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 139mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 194g
• ISBN-13: 9781849058834
• ISBN-10: 1849058830
• Artikelnr.: 34471300

Autorenporträt

Rudy Simone is an Aspergirl, writer, speaker and AS consultant. She is the author of 22 Things a Woman Must Know If She Loves a Man with Asperger's Syndrome and Aspergirls, both published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

Inhaltsangabe

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.