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Asperger syndrome and adults - is anyone listening? : essays and poems by spouses, partners and parents of adults with Asperger syndrome /

The difficulties faced by people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) cannot be underestimated, but the emotional problems experienced by those who support them - partners, family and friends - are often over-looked. Focusing on what is referred to as the Cassandra phenomenon, where the neurotypical partner...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Rodman, Karen E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Jessica Kingsley, Ã2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Asperger's syndrome and its effect upon the families / FAAAS Inc.
  • Cassandra phenomenon / FAAAS Inc.
  • The family aspect of Asperger's syndrome / Linda Demer
  • Things I have learnt about Asperger's syndrome / Brenda Wall
  • Behind a glass wall / Marguerite Long
  • Is anyone listening? / Karen E. Rodman
  • Be careful what you wish for / Anonymous
  • Asperger's dungeon / Dawn O'Neil
  • Living with an AS son / E.G.
  • A commentary / Anonymous
  • A failed marriage / Anonymous
  • Asperger's syndrome, obsessions, etc. / Anonymous
  • Naked hands / Kathy Read
  • Pesonal reflections on a relationship with an adult who has the symptoms of Asperger's syndrome / Anonymous
  • When we married / Anonymous
  • When cassandra was very, very young / Judy Singer
  • Roses and cacti / Marguerite Long
  • Loneliness is ... / Karen E. Rodman
  • Bobby ... / Bobby's mom, Vicki
  • Life with my AS mother / Paula
  • Disconnecting from the treadmill / Regina
  • When love is not enough / Brenda Wall
  • My corner / Yvette Gerhardt
  • My older AS son ... / Anonymous
  • Tempest and sunshine / Cynthia Marchant
  • AS awareness : A path out of the darkness / Debbie
  • Passive aggression / Marguerite Long
  • Six generations of AS / A seventy-plus-year-young anonymous male
  • Trying to describe our situation / "Sharon"
  • O negative / Anonymous
  • Knowing is understanding, understanding is accepting : A note of encouragement / Annemarieke
  • The end into a beginning / Anonymous
  • Untitled / Maxine Aston
  • Come with me / Dawn O'Neil.