Asperger Syndrome and Adults ... Is Anyone Listening?: Essays and Poems by Spouses, Partners and Parents of Adults with Asperger Syndrome

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Summary: Asperger's Syndrome and Adults
Review: A great read, sharing the pain and anguish of families living with adults with this distressing disorder. What a shame it couldn't have been written many years ago. My hope is that it will a BEST SELLER in the interests of future generations of children on the Autism spectrum and their families. A MUST READ for all professionals working in this field.

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Summary: At Last ! The Truth !
Review: Finally a book for us...i.e. the silent witnesses to what can be all too often the awful truth of being married to an aspie.
I recommend this book to anyone who has anything to do with an aspie....and most especially to the professionals out there who almost always refuse to listen to us....the real experts on AS.
After all we live with it 24/7

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Summary: Is Anyone Listening?
Review: Rodman's book contains essays and poems by people living with an an adult who has Asperger's Syndrome. Some of the contributors are partners, some are parents and some are siblings. (The only group not represented is those who grew up with an Asperger's parent.)

This is the first book to illustrate the tremendous difficulties and deep emotional pain faced by the families of Asperger's sufferers. Help in many forms is now available for the sufferers themselves, but very little support or compassion is available for their spouses and families, who often struggle with soul-searing loneliness, frustration, loss of self-esteem, bewilderment and profound feelings of rejection.

The following quote comes from Rodman's own essay:

"Is anyone listening?... We, the families with our blistered hearts and souls and damaged psyche, are the end-product of undiagnosed and untreated Asperger's Syndrome. How many families are suffering out there? The feelings of rejection and loneliness plays a major role in the lives of the Aspergers' family. You and your feelings are not recognized by the afflicted person."

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is battling alone with an AS partner, parent or sibling. You will discover that you are not alone any longer.

I also recommend it strongly to all psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors and other professionals who deal with AS. Many of them have absolutely no idea what the families are going through. It is time these voices were heard.