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Summary: This book is long overdue. Thought provoking and insightful
Review: I feel like I have learnt so much more about my partner from this book. It has answered so many questions for me. Like Maxine' s first book 'The other half' it is straightforward, easy to read and understand which is quite a relief from some of the literature written about Asperger syndrome. The more I read the book, the more things clicked into place and I feel I have learnt so much. She explains how the AS mind works and I realise how many times I just have not understood what my partner was really thinking or trying to tell me. Now I understand what was really going on behind his silence I can cope better. I feel I have more energy and tolerance to deal with the many misunderstandings that occur between us. I can also see how many times he has tried to show me he loves me....I just haven't recognised what he was trying to convey. I would recommend this book to anyone in a NT/AS relationship; I wish it had been written years ago...it would have saved so much heartache.
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Summary: Well researched, helpful & informative book
Review: I have read this book with avid interest after reading Maxine Aston's first work. As the NT partner of an Asperger relationship, I can equate on a personal level with the writers findings and examples and find it a relief to realise that I am not going mad and am not alone. There are books available that tell the story from an Asperger point of view but not many that incorporate the NT perspective and are based on research. A brilliant piece of work. I can HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who is in a NT/AS relationship as being a light in the darkness.
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Summary: If you are confused - this book is a great help
Review: If you are in a Relationship, and either have Aspergers, or are with someone with Aspergers, then I think this book gives some great assistance for either party to understand the other, to understand their relationship, and to come to terms with any communication difficulties they might have. Very easy to read, and very easy to dip into, with some useful checklist (just what Aspergers people appreciate, no doubt).
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Summary: This book is long over due...
Review: Maxine Aston's account of the difficulties/differences experienced in loving relationships with Asperger Syndrome in a partner, is long over due. The medical communities in the USA did not recognized this disorder in children until 1994...and since this is usually an inherited disorder, generations upon generations of families have been forced to handle the issues of AS behaviors alone, without support or assistance from professionals. Maxine Aston's books are assisting families gain information about this newly recognized disorder. What she is bringing to the public's awareness is that many of the previously unanswerable questions families had regarding certain behaviors, are manifestations and improper coping abilities of the neurological/biological/medical disorder, Asperger's Syndrome. Person's with this disorder think differently...they observe the world differently...and yet they can be intelligent and multi-talented. People with Asperger's Syndrome can be difficult to live with, especially if they have not been diagnosed, or diagnosed in late adulthood. Maxine explains this aspect of AS extremely well. FAAAS Inc. (Families of Adults Afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome) ... has been waiting a very long time for someone to write about AS adult behaviors, and how these behaviors may affect others around them, and how the person with AS perceives and reacts to other people's behaviors. We are looking forward with anticipation to Maxine's next book!
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