Asperger’s and neurodiversity
Asperger’s syndrome, neurodiverse couples, Cassandra syndrome and highly sensitive people: how they are lived and how to support them.
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- OCD and obsessions
- Anxiety and stress
- Emotions and wellbeing
- Relationships and family
- Trauma and dissociation
- Personality
- Asperger’s and neurodiversity
- Mind, brain and medication
- Going to therapy
Asperger’s and neurodiversityCassandra Affective Deprivation Disorder
What Cassandra Affective Deprivation Disorder is, why the neurotypical partner of someone with Asperger's suffers it, and where the name comes from.
Asperger’s and neurodiversityHighly sensitive people (HSP)
High sensitivity isn't a disorder but a trait. What defines highly sensitive people, how to spot the trait in children and what not to confuse it with.
Asperger’s and neurodiversityMy partner has Asperger's syndrome
Why is it so hard for a partner with Asperger's syndrome to open up emotionally? Communication, criticism and 'emotional deafness' in couples.
Asperger’s and neurodiversityThe emotional rollercoaster of Asperger's
Outbursts of anger that seem to come from nowhere, or walls of silence: why adults with Asperger's syndrome react this way, and how a diagnosis helps.
Asperger’s and neurodiversityWhen Anna met Ben: a neurotypical woman falls for a man with Asperger's
Anna fell for Ben: brilliant, blunt and different. A real case of Asperger's syndrome in a relationship, and why understanding the diagnosis matters.