03264nam 2200577Ia 450 991078034390332120230617022751.01-283-90472-11-4175-0124-31-84642-423-2(CKB)111087028268028(EBL)290841(OCoLC)171580102(SSID)ssj0000106583(PQKBManifestationID)11140621(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106583(PQKBWorkID)10128839(PQKB)10181545(MiAaPQ)EBC290841(Au-PeEL)EBL290841(CaPaEBR)ebr10064452(CaONFJC)MIL421722(EXLCZ)9911108702826802820041017d2003 my 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAsperger 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. RodmanLondon Jessica Kingsleyc20031 online resource (188 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84985-481-5 1-84310-751-1 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 Syndrome15 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; AfterwordFocusing 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.Asperger's syndromeAsperger's syndromePatientsFamily relationshipsAsperger's syndrome.Asperger's syndromePatientsFamily relationships.362.1968982Rodman Karen E1570477MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780343903321Asperger syndrome and adults - is anyone listening3844163UNINA