ASPIE STRATEGY

In my work with adults on the spectrum I help adult clients take a look at a big theme: avoidance. Avoidance is a theme, but not a constan...

Many times in sessions with couples in which one partner is on the spectrum, much time is spent addressing an issue my wise Uncle Bob coin...

When I first started working with adults on the spectrum there was no literature to refer to, and certainly no treatment guidelines.  It wa...

In working with lots of couples in which one partner is on the spectrum, I cannot help but notice that many Aspies are coupled w...

How do adults on the spectrum build their self-image? I've been thinking recently about this: how my clients have built and maintain s...

In working with couples in which one partner is on the spectrum I'm often struck with how similar their experiences, both big and small,...

One of the frustrating things I encounter in my work is witnessing the damage done to clients (and to their relationships) by well-meaning...

Early in my practice in California my very first client - smart, sweet and sensitive - came in wanting some help with his relationship.  Our...

A regular occurrence during sessions in my practice is my encountering of what I call "autistic empathy". An oxymoron, you say? ...

Recently I encountered a problem while collaborating with a group therapist with whom I share a patient. My patient has progressed quickly...

I'd like to welcome our new therapist, Kimm Klassen. Kimm earned her master's in social work at Eastern Washington University, and...

My husband zones out if too much is going on! He's always focusing on details other people don't care about! It's like he n...

Through working with many Aspie couples I've come to notice an interesting phenomenon. The apparent lack of emotionality of the Aspie ...

Recently I received word that an ingenious woman with Asperger's had written a fascinating book called Warriors of the Edge: The Sear...

When one partner in a couple has Asperger's, things can be....challenging. I often hear from partners of adults with AS statements lik...

The online journal Autism Research published a new study today on how MRI scans of brain circuitry might help us understand how the brains ...

Researchers in 1997 (Baren-Cohen) found that adults with Asperger’s have difficulty reading mental states by looking at a person’s eyes – n...

McNall Mason is the mom of a great 7 year old kid with AS. They are working on an amazing art collaboration, and their work will be feat...

Adults with AS often utilize an elaborate system of these beliefs, or rules, to organize their experiences, especially when they find thems...