CONNECTING WITH YOUR ASPERGER PARTNER
Louise Weston
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Living with an Asperger’s sufferer is never easy. It’s often frustrating but nevertheless with understanding and commitment life can be enriching, rewarding and successful for both the Asperger and partner.
Asperger’s Syndrome is a neuro-development disorder where the brain is wired differently from that of the majority of people. This results in both the sufferer and the partner having to negotiate mutually compatible skills to enable communication and understanding.
In Connecting with Your Asperger Partner, Louise Weston gifts readers with frequent glimpses into her own personal world. It is both a privilege and honour to journey with her and many others who contribute stories, hints on how to manage the unmanageable and maintain balance in their somewhat difficult and dizzy topsy-turvy world.
I would recommend this book as a must-read for all with an Asperger partner and as an invaluable helping tool for pastors and counsellors. I personally gained much knowledge of what is needed to deal with and survive this little known disorder.
One small criticism is that, throughout the book, the sufferer is referred to as an Aspie. This is disconcerting and while it explained by Weston as a term of affection and is undoubtedly true, the knowledge did not prevent my continuing sense of irritation. However, this was more than compensated for by the excellent content. DS