Asperger's Syndrome and Adults. Is Anyone Listening?

Essays and Poems by Partners, Parents and Family Members of Adults with Asperger's Syndrome. Collected by Karen E. Rodman. Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers; London (2003), ISBN: 1-84310-751-1

Tony has written both the Foreword to this book but also the concluding chapter or Afterward. Karen Rodman has collected Essays and Poems from around the world that illustrate and help to explain the perspective and experiences of both partners and how Asperger's Syndrome can affect the whole family. Her compassion and insight are quite remarkable and have been a beacon of light for those in the dark depths of despair. The book alerts and validates both partners who will recognise that their credibility and sanity are not on trial, and will empathise with the descriptions of events, thoughts and reactions. There are also indicators of what to do to rescue the relationship or to plan for a different future.