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Book recommendations

Dani

Hi all Wave 

I'm looking for book recommendations for my partner. He's not autistic but we do live together and it can be quite difficult for him to understand....and because I'm so bad at communicating we seem to get nowhere!

Any recommendations for 'living with an autistic partner' kind of books? 

Thanks! :)

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  • You might both find this book helpful. It specifically focuses on helping autistic + neurotypical couples to work on their relationships through improved mutual understanding and communication - complete with exercises that you can both complete and discuss, if you wish:

    Loving Someone with Asperger's Syndrome: Understanding and Connecting with your Partner

    (It was written when "Asperger's" was still a diagnostic term, whereas it's now simply diagnosed as autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder).

    Caveat: between one issue / scenario and the next, the author keeps switching the identity of the autistic party. In one scenario, the male is autistic, but in the next it's the female, etc. This can be confusing, and I kept needing to check and remind myself "which partner is autistic this time?" But the benefits from the book were well worth the effort, I feel.

    The NAS also has some related advice here:

    NAS - Family relationships - a guide for partners of autistic people

    You could also consider couples counselling, ideally with a neurodivergent-experienced counsellor.

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  • You might both find this book helpful. It specifically focuses on helping autistic + neurotypical couples to work on their relationships through improved mutual understanding and communication - complete with exercises that you can both complete and discuss, if you wish:

    Loving Someone with Asperger's Syndrome: Understanding and Connecting with your Partner

    (It was written when "Asperger's" was still a diagnostic term, whereas it's now simply diagnosed as autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder).

    Caveat: between one issue / scenario and the next, the author keeps switching the identity of the autistic party. In one scenario, the male is autistic, but in the next it's the female, etc. This can be confusing, and I kept needing to check and remind myself "which partner is autistic this time?" But the benefits from the book were well worth the effort, I feel.

    The NAS also has some related advice here:

    NAS - Family relationships - a guide for partners of autistic people

    You could also consider couples counselling, ideally with a neurodivergent-experienced counsellor.

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