Dear Friends,

I'm writing to introduce my new book to you - Life with a Partner or Spouse with Asperger Syndrome: Going over the Edge?

This is very much a personal story for me. I have family members with Asperger Syndrome, but at their request I am not acknowledging who they are. In addition, I have counseled many clients with Asperger Syndrome and their spouses in my practice as a psychologist. The characters in this book are real people but disguised to protect their privacy.

I have over thirty years experience in private practice with an emphasis on marriage and family therapy. My orientation is social psychology in that I assess individuals as members of interacting systems such as family, work, neighborhood, church and so on. Those with Asperger Syndrome have a very unique way of interacting within these various systems - especially with family.

I have written this book primarily to help spouses/partners of those with Asperger Syndrome who are living in difficult relationships learn how to grow up and away from dysfunctional behavior and dysfunctional relationships. If you find yourself in such a marriage or relationship, I hope you will see yourself in some of the stories in this book and learn to open up to a new way of conceiving of a relationship with your Asperger loved ones.

Many Asperger Syndrome-neurotypical relationships are so strained that the conflicts can escalate to damaging proportions, involving divorce, depression and even domestic violence. My attempt is to bring these two worlds a bit closer in hopes of making a lasting difference in the happiness of many people.

Through this book you'll learn how to take back your life, reinvent yourself and find love again for yourself. That's the lesson. Only then can you really be there for your Asperger loved ones in return. I encourage you to take the first step and take back your life.

I have received hundreds of emails from all over the world from people who've responded to just one chapter of this book that I posted on my website. I hope you gain this kind of excitement as you go through this book and begin to believe that you can come alive again.

Best wishes,
Kathy J. Marshack, Ph.D.

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