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Asperger Syndrome and Long-Term Relationships »

Authors: Ashley Stanford, Liane Holliday Willey
ISBN-13: 9781843107347, ISBN-10: 1843107341
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Kingsley, Jessica Publishers
Date Published: September 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Ashley Stanford

Book Synopsis

A technical writer married to a man with Asperger Syndrome and with three of four children having varying degrees of AS, Stanford provides a detailed look at how the condition affects a couple's relationship. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

	Foreword	13
	Acknowledgments	15
	Preface	17
1	One Day I Woke Up	21
2	What does Asperger Syndrome Look Like in an Adult?	25
3	The Full Realization	47
4	First Diagnostic Criteria - Impaired Social Interaction	69
5	Second Diagnostic Criteria - Peculiar, Repetitive, or All-encompassing Behavior	135
6	Third Diagnostic Criteria - Disturbs Occupational Functioning and other Areas	169
7	Fourth Diagnostic Criteria - No Significant Delay in Language	185
8	Fifth Diagnostic Criteria - No Significant Delay in General Development	217
9	Sixth Diagnostic Criteria - Not Pervasive Developmental Disorder or Schizophrenia	243
10	The AS-Linked Long-Term Relationship	249
11	Help! Where to Look	261
	Epilogue	269
	Glossary	271
	References	277
	Subject Index	281
	Name Index	287