Love, Partnership, or Singleton on the Autism Spectrum de Luke Beardon

Love, Partnership, or Singleton on the Autism Spectrum: Insider Intelligence

Luke Beardon

Dean Worton

Wenn Lawson

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 ian 2017

Providing an immensely personal perspective on relationships on the autism spectrum, 26 contributors share what they have learned so far. With a diverse range of viewpoints, this is an intimate report on how people have made relationships work, how they have failed and how they have chosen to be on their own.

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Foreword. Luke Beardon. 1. Different Loves for Different Folks. Wenn Lawson. 2.Knowing, Being, Living : I Am One. Tracy Turner. 3. Man in Progress. Alex Wilkinson. 4. A Marriage of Two Halves. Sandra Beale-Ellis. 5. Learning to Adapt to a Different Type of Relationship. Joseph Edmonds. 6. True Love, Finding Someone Special Enough to Deserve Me. Lynette Marshall. 7. Benefits and Drawbacks of Relationships in a Different Culture to One's Own. Freddie. 8. Meeting the Train. Alyssa Aleksanian. Appendix 8a. 'Do You Come with Instructions?' Alyssa Aleksanian. 9. Learning From Failed Relationships and Overcoming Sexual Obsession. David Walsh. 10. The Infatuation that Almost Killed Me. Anthony Sclafani. 11. A Relationship is Not a Hobby. It's a Full-time Commitment, Like it or Not! Norman Bridge. 12. Accepting Each Other (AKA Chapter Twelve). Alexandra Brown. 13. How to Build and Maintain an Intimate Relationship. Dr Christopher Wilson. 14. Thoughts From a Late-diagnosed Aspie... and From Her Husband Too.... Joanna Treasure. 15. What Makes an Individual the Right Partner? Lacey Kerr. 16. Finding Out That the Two of Us Share a Place on the Spectrum. C.A. Smart. 17. Welcome to Planet PJ. P.J. Hughes. 18. Will I Get it Right Next Time? Philip Bricher. 19. 'Doing Social' - Every Old Sock Meets a New Shoe. David Smith. 20. Happily Married on the Spectrum. Paul and Elizabeth Wady. 21. Anniversary Flowers - It's the Thought That Counts. Jules. 22. Love (and Sex) is Just a Game. Gwen Greenwood. 23. Relationships - Sublime or Ridiculous? Atul Movelis. 24. Intimate Relationships - Head or Heart? A. Nonny Mouse. 25. Kissing the Frog. Chris Stobart. 26. An Aspie Accord. Planet Autism.