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 Susie,
My partner is on the spectrum, and I've found it to be a pretty much entirely positive aspect of our relationship. It means that I'm treated with understanding when I indulge my own fixations, and where our deep interests overlap, we're able to talk for hours about them. That helps us both - it means we're able to gain genuine insight, rather than just amass facts.
But I think this thread is important for people with all kinds of experiences. It would be very wrong to assume that everyone finds such a life easy or always rewarding. The NAS aims to support everyone living with autism, which includes both those who are on the spectrum and their close friends and families.
Alex