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Aspie Shutdown and Withdrawal: Dealing with Sudden Emotional Withdrawal in Relationships

2020

Aspie shutdown and withdrawal is a big part of how autism affects relationships. See more...

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The Challenges Every Neurodiverse Woman Faces When Dating

Marianne Eloise knows what it is to be neurodiverse. Here, she unpacks the misconceptions that can make dating – and relationships – harder for autistic people

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Marianne Eloise
2021
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The Top 5 Things People in Neurodiverse Couples Should Know

Romantic relationships are hard enough, but what if your partner is autistic?

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Sarah and Larry Nannery
2021
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The Asperger Couple’s Workbook: Practical Advice and Activities for Couples and Counsellors

Asperger Syndrome (AS) can affect some of the fundamental ingredients required to make relationships work, such as emotional empathy and communication. This workbook provides couples affected by AS with strategies that will benefit their relationship together, and their family as a whole.

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Maxine Aston
2024
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Our Socially Awkward Marriage: Stories from an Asperger’s Relationship

Through a series of warm and uplifting stories, Tom and Linda Peters take you into the heart of their socially awkward marriage. Tom had long suspected that there was something wrong with him, but despite his best efforts, he could never figure out what it was.

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Tom Peters, Linda Peters
2024
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Creating Love: The Next Great Stage of Growth

John Bradshaw’s bestselling books and compelling PBS series have touched and changed millions of lives.

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John Bradshaw
1994
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C. S. Lewis
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ADD in Intimate Relationships: A Comprehensive Guide for Couples

This book may save marriages that would ordinarily end in divorce and will create happier, healthier loves for couples who previously felt destined to live together in misery.

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Daniel G. Amen
2005
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Why an Autistic Person May Push for a Closer Friendship Right Away

Does your autistic loved one tend to overshare or overexplain? We don't mean to come off as desperate or creepy, we just connect differently.

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Jaime Heidel
2020
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Autistic People Make Great Social Partners if You Actually Give Them a Chance

For many years, researchers have treated the individual traits and characteristics of autistic people as an enduring essence of their autism-- in isolation of the social context and without even asking autistic people what their social life is actually like. However, perspective matters.

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Scott Barry Kaufman
2020
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From Love Bombing to Boredom: Is ADHD to Blame for Mercurial Relationship Cycles?

Hyperfocus on a new relationship and partner — showering them with gifts and attention — may be mistaken for love bombing, especially when the heat begins to cool.

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ADDitude Editors
2021
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