Can you fall in love if you have Aspergers?

Despite the problems in relationship skills experienced by many people with Asperger’s syndrome, some adults can progress along the relationship continuum and are able to experience romantic and subsequently intimate personal relationships, even becoming a lifelong partner.

How do you cope with a partner who has Aspergers?

4 Ways to Cope When Your Partner Has Asperger’s Syndrome

• Communicate your needs directly. Do this either verbally or in writing and without emotion.
• Set clear rules about parenting.
• Consider therapy.
• Seek support.

Does your Asperger’s partner Love You?

Your Asperger’s partner might not be able to show love in the usual ways but this doesn’t mean he or she doesn’t love you. Love is a complicated emotion, and we know It’s hard for people with Asperger’s to understand and convey complicated emotions.

Do people with Asperger’s have trouble understanding what others think?

But people with Asperger’s have difficulty seeing things from anyone’s perspective. They may be aware of what they think but not what others are thinking. Even after many years of marriage, knowing what one’s spouse would like for a birthday or Christmas gift can be difficult. Understanding one’s own feelings is just as complicated.

How does Asperger’s affect your marriage?

We all have expectations of our values as an individual and part of the union of marriage. When a partner has Asperger’s also known as High Functioning Autism this can present with invisible dynamics within the relationship that press outward and or against the individual partners cloaked in a cloud of shame and secrecy.

How can therapists help couples with Asperger’s syndrome?

Having a therapist who specializes in offering support to couples where a spouse has an Asperger’s diagnosis, who is also grounded makes the difference of how the strengths that already exist are built upon and the challenges worked through in a structured and concrete way.