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

we r the auties

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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  • confusednt - so sorry you are going through this. How hurtful for you.

    Do you think your partner would be amenable to a diagnosis? If so, the way forward is through your GP. You may want to go 1st to explain the situation and find out if they know who to refer to. Warning - there seems to be a deficit in services for high functioning adults. You may have some searching to do for a referral. Ours came from our local autism team but the lady researched it from her own good heart, as this service is for children only.

    In the meantime, you may find that a counsellor with autism/aspergers awareness can help you. It has us, though depending on how tolerant I feel from day to day, life is .... erm interesting .... We have a small child with AS/High function too.

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  • confusednt - so sorry you are going through this. How hurtful for you.

    Do you think your partner would be amenable to a diagnosis? If so, the way forward is through your GP. You may want to go 1st to explain the situation and find out if they know who to refer to. Warning - there seems to be a deficit in services for high functioning adults. You may have some searching to do for a referral. Ours came from our local autism team but the lady researched it from her own good heart, as this service is for children only.

    In the meantime, you may find that a counsellor with autism/aspergers awareness can help you. It has us, though depending on how tolerant I feel from day to day, life is .... erm interesting .... We have a small child with AS/High function too.

    XX

     

     

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