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...

How the rules of relationships need to change to accommodate the needs of meltdown-prone adults

Last time, I talked about adult meltdowns and how they're just as real as meltdowns in children but are usually more controlled (due ma...

Book Review: “Loving Someone with Asperger’s Syndrome” by Cindy N Ariel

Over the years, I’ve read quite a few relationship books, some have been good, some were bad and some were truly great. Most of these books ...

Showing HER Appreciation - Part 2 Time and Priority

This is part two of the "Showing her appreciation" series which is aimed at helping males with Aspergers syndrome understand what ...

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...

Working on Your Asperger-Neurotypical Relationship - Part 2 Appreciation

This follows on from Part 1: Talking . Last time, I talked about the need to talk in our relationships and specifically, to ask your partner...

Working on Your Asperger-Neurotypical Relationship - Part 1 Talking

Over the years I've written quite a bit about AS/NT relationships. I've written about accepting your aspergers partner for who they ...

Tony Attwood's Three Requisites for a Successful Relationship

I just finished reading an Aspergers Relationship book today (it's excellent by the way and a review is coming shortly). The book had a ...

Article: "The Science of Autism and Orgasm" by LinZ

Adults on the spectrum: I just want to draw your attention to an article which looks at whether orgams are different for people on the spect...

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. ...

Aspie Myths - "He Won't Miss Me"

I apologise for the excessive "male-orientated" viewpoint in this post. I tried to keep it neutral but somehow, it just works bet...

Teenage Aspies and Fashion Sense / Date Sense

I'm often asked to contribute ideas and concepts to assist others in writing situations involving people with aspergers. I find these q...

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...

The Neurotypical of the Family

Long time readers of this blog would know that I'm married with two sons. No girls. I've suggested jokingly to my wife that we'r...

The Danger of Allowing Aspergers to Excuse Wrongful Behaviour

Aspergers, it seems, is permanently in the news these days. Unfortunately, it's usually for the wrong reasons. It seems that many people...

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...