22 Things a Woman with Asperger's Syndrome Wants Her Partner to Know

Rudy Simone

Mar 2012 · Jessica Kingsley Publishers

About this ebook

Rudy Simone covers 22 common areas of confusion for someone dating a female with AS and includes advice from her own experience and from other partners in real relationships. She talks with humour and honesty about the quirks and sensitivities that you may come across when getting to know your partner. All the pivotal relationship landmarks are discussed, including the first date, sex, and even having children.

This entertaining and easy-to-read book will be ideal for anyone dating, or in a relationship with, an AS female. Women with AS themselves, and their families and friends, will also enjoy the book and find it useful. Counsellors and other professionals working with women with AS will find the insight offered extremely enlightening.

Ratings and reviews

Author is biased towards her own experience, and often uses talking points of current west world narrative. Ex: putting things on societal expectations, whereas these expectations are normal thing and non-autistic women simply behave differently. Thus, it is not society that is wrong, but ASD ppl are simply different. In some cases the writer claim victimhood and blame others for things that come from one's stupidity and lack of experience. She gives some bad advices to men on the get-go, and seems to be oblivious to general woman-man dynamic. Often frames things that man has to accept current stare of affairs, because ASD woman is the way she is and cannot change. So, it is her way, or man's fault. I imagine that some ppl will be delighted with it, cause it resonates so well and absolves them of personal responsibility. This book contains few facts and a lot of cope. I don't think this is a terrible read, but there are better lectures about ASD.

Concise and honest. A really great tool to help your loved ones understand you better, without overwhelming them. Perfect to look back on time and time again!

Easy read -you'll devour and run through the well written pages because of its pinpoint accuracy in explaining what you have experienced but couldn't name, had felt but couldn't identify. It's jaw-dropping that it all has a name and is already articulated.

About the author

Rudy Simone is an Aspergirl, writer, speaker and AS consultant. She is the author of 22 Things a Woman Must Know If She Loves a Man with Asperger's Syndrome and Aspergirls, both published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.