Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello. I've been chatting to some ladies on here who are struggling in their relationships with partners who have Aspergers or high function Autism and I've noticed there seems to be a need for support. I am in the same situation and my partner and I have a little boy aged 5, who is also on the spectrum. Life has been very tough for a few years, but my partner and I have just started counselling.
I am hoping some others will hop on board so we can all share info and experience and support each other.
I haven't intended it to be exclusively for ladies by the way.
Love Rosemary xx
Hi Puffin,
Thanks for hopping on board! Hope Optomistic comes too - I have some experiences to share that are similar to that which she has had with the inability to give emotional suport.
The last counselling session was predominantly about this. The counsellor tried to unpick what support might mean for my partner.
There was a very long pause and then he said that for him it would mean giving him space and leaving him to do his own thing.??!! That is so NOT what it means in my book so that probably explains why my partner just ignore any issues that arise, does his level best not to talk about them and leaves me to deal with them by myself. Ho hummmm..... we live and learn! Goodness knows what the counsellor made of this.