Support thread for those of us with partners/spouses with ASC-all welcome

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

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  • Puffin - I didn't mean to sound preachy! Embarassed Funnily enough, my partner has done it to me once too and i also, turned a blind eye. We were having an almighty row at the time. It was undignified rather than painful. He also threw a glass of wine over me recently and it turned into something akin to a comic sketch as i whipped him mercilessly with a tea towel. I was completely furious, but could also see the funny side as it was happening.Undecided

    Yes, thanks. I have stopped feeling sorry for myself for the moment. The counsellor is away now for 3 weeks [great!] which I was initially dismayed about, but now I am thinking it will give me chance to think about a few things.

    She got up my nose last week. The thing is, she is doing couples counselling without a huge amount of knowledge/experience of ASC and so I do not feel that she totally appreciates the sh*t I have to contend with, on a daily basis. I'm sure she would if she had to put up with it though! 

    Our sons sound very similar. Wonder where Opto has got to??

    Love Rosemary xx

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  • Puffin - I didn't mean to sound preachy! Embarassed Funnily enough, my partner has done it to me once too and i also, turned a blind eye. We were having an almighty row at the time. It was undignified rather than painful. He also threw a glass of wine over me recently and it turned into something akin to a comic sketch as i whipped him mercilessly with a tea towel. I was completely furious, but could also see the funny side as it was happening.Undecided

    Yes, thanks. I have stopped feeling sorry for myself for the moment. The counsellor is away now for 3 weeks [great!] which I was initially dismayed about, but now I am thinking it will give me chance to think about a few things.

    She got up my nose last week. The thing is, she is doing couples counselling without a huge amount of knowledge/experience of ASC and so I do not feel that she totally appreciates the sh*t I have to contend with, on a daily basis. I'm sure she would if she had to put up with it though! 

    Our sons sound very similar. Wonder where Opto has got to??

    Love Rosemary xx

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