Why do Aspies Suddenly Back Off in Relationships (Part 2) In part one, we looked at the role that Change Resistance plays in causing aspies to suddenly go "cold" in otherwise good relationships. This time, I want to look at self esteem and depression;Self EsteemThe aspie relationship with themselves is tedious at best. People with Asperger's commonly suffer from low self esteem. As discussed in earlier...
Article: A New Novel "600 hours of Edward" by Craig Lancaster It seems only a few years ago that the word "Aspergers" was virtually unknown outside of universities, schools and special education classrooms. These days though, we seem to have aspie characters on primetime TV and in movies. In fact, recently we've started to see a movies like "Adam" and "Mary and Max" which are completely centred around their...
Why Do Aspies Suddenly Back-Off in Relationships? (Part 1) One of the most frequent questions I'm asked is why an aspie (or suspected aspie) suddenly goes "cold" and backs off on an otherwise good relationship.It's a difficult question and the answers would vary considerably from one person to another and would depend greatly on the circumstances. Nevertheless, I'll try to point out some possibilities.Nega...
Book: The Perfect Gift for a Man (Released Today!) Ok, I'll admit up front that this post is a shameless plug but it's for a good cause.The BookLong-time readers of this blog may recall that recently, a group of Australian bloggers, myself included, participated in a "man-week" exercise designed to heighten awareness and acceptability of emotions in men.The man-week initiative resulted in a book co...
