LEADER 03515nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910784781403321 005 20230721030631.0 010 $a1-281-10537-6 010 $a9786611105372 010 $a1-84642-623-5 010 $a1-4356-0278-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000400644 035 $a(EBL)334091 035 $a(OCoLC)191925923 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000101501 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11124533 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101501 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10042374 035 $a(PQKB)10081163 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC334091 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL334091 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10196736 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL110537 035 $a(OCoLC)298790707 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000400644 100 $a20061214d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAlone together$b[electronic resource] $emaking an Asperger marriage work /$fKatrin Bentley ; foreword by Tony Attwood 210 $aLondon ;$aPhiladelphia $cJessica Kingsley Publishers$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (132 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84985-779-2 311 $a1-84310-537-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFRONT COVER; Title Page; Contents; FOREWORD BY TONY ATTWOOD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; THE CACTUS AND THE ROSE; 1. Becoming Aware of Asperger's Syndrome; 2. Meeting the Handsome Stranger; 3. The Wedding; 4. The First Real Argument: I Married You for Fun, Not for Problems; 5. Travelling to Australia: The White Board; 6. The Honeymoon: Rigid Thinking!; 7. Sexuality, Intimacy and Love; 8. Making Friends; 9. Starting a Family: Empathy and Theory of Mind; 10. Babies and New Mothers are Unpredictable: Coping with Change; 11. Arguments Need to be Resolved: Being Married to a Non-Communicator 327 $a12. A Family Requires Teamwork13. The 'Girlfriend'; 14. Dealing with Sickness: Associative Thinking Causes Stress; 15. The Car Accident: Dizzy Spells can be Fatal!; 16. Being There in Body but Not in Soul: Alone Together; 17. The Energy Theory: My Way of Dealing with Tantrums; 18. Bringing up Champions: How to Handle Criticism; 19. A Good Day Turns Bad in a Matter of Seconds: How We Fix Arguments; 20. How a Diagnosis Helps: R 330 $a'A really honest and accurate account of what it is like living in a relationship with a man who is affected by Asperger syndrome. There will be something in this book for any one living in such a relationship and it will provide an invaluable guide to professionals who wish to develop their understanding of Asperger relationships. Katrin describes very honestly both the ups and downs of living with her husband Gavin and shows the difference that awareness, understanding and commitment can m 606 $aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients$vBiography 606 $aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients$xFamily relationships 606 $aPeople with mental disabilities$xMarriage 615 0$aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients 615 0$aAsperger's syndrome$xPatients$xFamily relationships. 615 0$aPeople with mental disabilities$xMarriage. 676 $a362.196/8588320092 676 $aB 700 $aBentley$b Katrin$f1960-$01576435 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784781403321 996 $aAlone together$93854230 997 $aUNINA