tobyyy 's review for:

22 Things a Woman Must Know If She Loves a Man with Asperger's Syndrome by Rudy Simone

3.0

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Very valuable information for any woman in any type of romantic relationship with a man who has Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Really wish I'd gotten my hands on this sooner (well, honestly, I bought it a few years ago and have just now gotten around to reading it) because I really was feeling very alone with a lot of the struggles that my husband (who has AS) and I were having. Granted, not all of the topics covered in this book apply to me/my husband -- for example, the chapter on lying. In my experience (mostly with kids who are on the spectrum, but also in the years spent with my husband -- 11 years of relationship, the latter 7 years we've been married) people with AS are more often brutally honest.

So yes, I do definitely recommend this book, as long as you realize that not every single thing in here applies to every single person with AS. :) But I don't recommend purchasing it unless as a used copy. It's less than 100 pages of actual information, and although it's useful, it's not worth the $12 or so that I spent on it. That being said, if buying it is your only choice, go for it. :)

There is so little information out there for spouses/partners of folks with AS/autism, and there is equally little support out there for adults with AS/autism -- so I'm very glad that books like this exist, although resources such as these are not terribly well-known.