LEADER 03264nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910780343903321 005 20230617022751.0 010 $a1-283-90472-1 010 $a1-4175-0124-3 010 $a1-84642-423-2 035 $a(CKB)111087028268028 035 $a(EBL)290841 035 $a(OCoLC)171580102 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000106583 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11140621 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106583 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10128839 035 $a(PQKB)10181545 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC290841 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL290841 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10064452 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL421722 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087028268028 100 $a20041017d2003 my 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAsperger syndrome and adults - is anyone listening?$b[electronic resource] $eessays and poems by spouses, partners and parents of adults with Asperger syndrome /$fedited by Karen E. Rodman 210 $aLondon $cJessica Kingsley$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (188 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84985-481-5 311 $a1-84310-751-1 327 $aAsperger'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 327 $a15 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 330 $aFocusing 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. 606 $aAsperger's syndrome 606 $aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients$xFamily relationships 615 0$aAsperger's syndrome. 615 0$aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients$xFamily relationships. 676 $a362.1968982 701 $aRodman$b Karen E$01570477 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780343903321 996 $aAsperger syndrome and adults - is anyone listening$93844163 997 $aUNINA