Counselling for Asperger Couples

Barrie Thompson

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Year: 2008
• Print ISBN: 9781843105442
• eBook ISBN: 9781846428319
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Index: Psychology

Counselling for Asperger Couples is the first book to provide a complete model for counselling couples where one partner has Asperger Syndrome (AS).

The book provides details of the seven different stages of the model and includes anecdotal evidence from clients who have used it and whose relationships have been greatly helped by it. The author explains the importance of initial separate counselling and describes the co-counselling process, using case studies to demonstrate how the process works. The book offers a wealth of valuable advice on improving communication and cooperation and includes photocopiable activity sheets that couples can fill in and use to help understand each other better. Strategies and visual aids are also offered for dealing with or preventing anticipated future miscommunications.

Based on considerable experience, this book will be invaluable for counsellors treating couples where one partner has Asperger Syndrome, or for couples that want to improve their relationship but may not have access to counselling. It will also be useful to teachers wanting better communication with AS pupils or parents wanting better communication with an AS child.

Table of contents

• FRONT COVER
• Counselling for Asperger Couples
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Stage One: Understanding Asperger Syndrome
• Chapter 2 Stage Two: Individual Counselling
• Chapter 3 Stage Three: Co-Counselling Begins
• Chapter 4 Stage Four: Acknowledging Different Perspectives
• Chapter 5 Stage Five: Visual Aids for Understanding: What the Counsellor Does
• Chapter 6 Stage Six: Developing Strategies: What the Clients Do
• Chapter 7 Stage Seven: Ongoing Support and Personal Space
• Chapter 8 Conclusion – Where Are We Now?
• REFERENCES
• INDEX
• BACK COVER