Full Description
Accepting each other's differences is important for all couples--especially when one partner is Autistic and the other is not. Psychologist Cindy N. Ariel has spent decades counseling neurodiverse couples. In this compassionate book, she offers vital insights and strategies to help your relationship thrive. Dr. Ariel guides you to understand how Autistic and neurotypical brains work differently and find solutions to common struggles, emphasizing that nothing is wrong with either of you. From managing household routines and money to navigating one another's wants and needs about socializing, parenting, hobbies, sex and intimacy, and much more, clear and loving communication is key. Every chapter includes vivid stories, self-reflection questions, conversation starters, and action plans to build connection. You and your partner can keep exploring, creating, and sustaining the relationship you envision. Dr. Ariel shows how.
Contents
Introduction
1. What Makes You Different?
2. Differences in Everyday Life
3. Appreciating Your Neurodiverse Relationship
4. Communication Differences
5. Enhancing Your Communication
6. Raising, Repairing, and Resolving Conflicts
7. Empathy and Support
8. Social Needs and Interaction
9. Division of Labor
10. Sex and Intimacy
11. Autism, the Two of You, and Everything Else
12. Always Forward
Resources
Bibliography
Index
