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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780343903321

Titolo

Asperger syndrome and adults - is anyone listening? [[electronic resource] ] : essays and poems by spouses, partners and parents of adults with Asperger syndrome / / edited by Karen E. Rodman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley, c2003

ISBN

1-283-90472-1

1-4175-0124-3

1-84642-423-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RodmanKaren E

Disciplina

362.1968982

Soggetti

Asperger's syndrome

Asperger's syndrome - Patients - Family relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Asperger's Syndrome and Adults; Contents; Acknowledgements; Terminology; Foreword; Preface; 1 Asperger's Syndrome and its Effect Upon the Families; 2 Cassandra Phenomenon; 3 The Family Aspect of Asperger's Syndrome; 4 Things I Have Learnt About Asperger's Syndrome...; 5 Behind a Glass Wall; 6 Is Anyone Listening?; 7 Be Careful What You Wish For; 8 Asperger's Dungeon; 9 Living With an AS Son; 10 A Commentary; 11 A Failed Marriage; 12 Asperger's Syndrome, Obsessions, etc.; 13 Naked Hands; 14 Personal Reflections on a Relationship with an Adult who has the Symptoms of Asperger's Syndrome

15 When We Married16 When Cassandra was Very, Very Young; 17 Roses and Cacti; 18 Loneliness Is...; 19 Bobby...; 20 Life With My AS Mother; 21 Disconnecting from the Treadmill; 22 When Love is Not Enough; 23 My Corner; 24 My Older AS Son...; 25 Tempest and Sunshine; 26 AS Awareness: A Path Out of the Darkness; 27 Passive Aggression; 28 Six Generations of AS; 29 Trying to Describe Our Situation; 30 O Negative; 31 Knowing is Understanding, Understanding is Accepting: A Note of Encouragement; 32 The End into a Beginning; 33 Untitled; 34 Come With Me; Afterword



Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on what is referred to as the Cassandra phenomenon, where the neurotypical partner often needs more emotional guidance than the AS partner, this volume gathers together letters, thoughts and poems to give voice to the loneliness, frustration and love felt by many individuals who are close to one or more people with AS.