Autism Devotion to ... Mothers

Hi and welcome to a new year.  This post marks the start of what will hopefully be an ongoing series showcasing the ways in which people wit...

Learning to "Empathize in the Moment"

Long time readers of this blog will know that it's a myth that people with Asperger's syndrome can't empathize and that if a sit...

Showing HER Appreciation - Part 1 Flowers

This is the start of a series of articles on how to show your non-aspie partner "appreciation".  It follows on from my article; Wo...

Empathy and Perceived Empathy

Yes, it's another "empathy post". I'm sorry if you're getting sick of them. I'll be on a different topic soon. Tod...

Barriers to Empathy

In case you haven't noticed, I'd like to draw your attention to an exciting new blog started by Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg (of Journeys...

Emotional Reciprocity

This last weekend has been a really tough one for our family. We had to have our dog of nearly twelve years, Panda, put down last Saturday. ...

University Life - Part 2

Returning to University After my first stint at university (see part 1 ) I was very reluctant to return. I had established a comfort zone at...

Article: On the Matter of Empathy

I just want to draw your attention to the following post on the " Aspie from Maine " blog. It's called; On the Matter of Empat...

Getting Empathy (Back) into Your - Relationship - Part 4 (Final)

In my last post on this subject, I talked about getting to the stage where you really feel empathy. This is sometimes quite difficult to ach...

Getting Empathy (Back) into Your Relationship: Part 3

Last time I started on a four step process to empathy. The steps were; Receive Explore Feel Respond In my last post, I discussed receiving ...

Getting Empathy (Back) into Your Relationship - Part 2

Last time, we looked at all the ways in which modern society conspires against us to reduce the amount and quality of our family time. This...

Getting Empathy (Back) into Your Relationship - Part 1

It's a point that I keep reiterating, Aspies are not incapable of empathy . We feel. We don't always recognise those feelings for wh...

What is Aspergers: My Perspective - Part 2

I concluded my discussion last time by looking at the neanderthal theory of Aspergers. Now it's time for a couple more. Men versus Wome...

Why do Aspies Suddenly Back Off in Relationships (Part 3)

Continuing the series, part three deals with people who just don't know how to "behave" in relationships. I'm not talking...

Why Do Aspies Suddenly Back-Off in Relationships? (Part 1)

One of the most frequent questions I'm asked is why an aspie (or suspected aspie) suddenly goes "cold" and backs off on an oth...

Article: Life as an Aspergian female

John Elder Robison (author of " Look me in the Eye ") has posted part one of a story about a female with aspergers on his blog . ...