Life With a Partner or Spouse With Asperger Syndrome ─ Going over the Edge? Practical Steps to Saving You and Your Relationship

Life with a Partner or Spouse with Asperger Syndrome: Going Over the Edge? gives you a look into the lives of a handful of people who live with a loved one with Asperger Syndrome (AS). Written by a psychologist who has family members with Asperger Syndrome and has worked for years with clients with AS, the focus of the book is on how partners/spouses of someone with AS can take back their lives and find true meaning and happiness. Often the relationship between someone with AS and his or her partner is so strained that the conflicts escalate to damaging proportions, involving divorce, domestic violence and depression. The author explores these relationships in an effort to bring the two worlds a bit closer, which can ultimately make a real difference in the happiness of many people.In short, this book was written primarily to help spouses/partners of those with Asperger Syndrome learn how to grow away from dysfunctional behavior and dysfunctional relationships.

Kathy J. Marshack, Ph.D., P.S., is a licensed psychologist with more than 25 years experience as a marriage and family therapist and business coach. Dr. Marshack is also a well-known author of two books, a variety of articles, a Family Business column, and is a contributor to the nationally acclaimed Sixty Things To Do When You Turn Sixty and has been profiled by national and local media, such as CNN, the Lifetime Channel, and National Public Radio.