Neurotypical spouses and children of adults with Asperger syndrome (AS) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) risk being affected by Ongoing Traumatic Relationship Syndrome (OTRS). What is OTRS? OTRS is a trauma-based syndrome, which can affect people over a long period…
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Parterapi og Asperger Autisme
Parterapi er nyttesløs, hvis ægtefællen med Aspergers syndrom ikke selv erkender sin udviklingsforstyrrelse. Det samme gælder, når aspergeren lever i benægtelse af de problemer, hans* tilstand forårsager og i stedet giver NT-partneren og børnene skylden. Dét fastslår den britiske psykolog…
Couples therapy and Asperger’s Autism
Couples therapy is useless if the spouse with Asperger’s syndrome /Autism (AS) do not even recognize his developmental disorder. The same applies when the person with AS lives in denial of the problems his * condition causes and instead blames…
Den håbløse sam-tale med en voksen med AS / Hfa
Neurotypiske ægtefæller over hele verden beretter samstemmende, hvordan de føler sig afmægtige og ”drevet til vanvid”, når de forsøger at få en gensidig, meningsfuld samtale med deres voksne asperger partner. I denne artikel gennemgår Judith A. Morgan nogle af de…
The Impossible Conversation with an Adult with Asperger’s / Hfa
Neurotypical spouses worldwide report similar how they feel powerless and “driven crazy” when trying to get a mutual, meaningful conversation with their adult asperger partner. In this article Judith A. Morgan explains the underlying couses. She describes the limitations in social language comprehension…