Description
Introduction
1. What Makes You Different?
2. Differences in Everyday Life
3. Appreciating Your Neurodiverse Relationship
4. Communication Differences
5. Enhancing Your Communication
6. Raising, Repairing, and Resolving Conflicts
7. Empathy and Support
8. Social Needs and Interaction
9. Division of Labor
10. Sex and Intimacy
11. Autism, the Two of You, and Everything Else
12. Always Forward
Resources
Bibliography
Index
Cindy N. Ariel, PhD, is a Philadelphia-based psychologist who works with individuals and couples from a collaborative, psychodynamic, and empowering feminist lens. In 1992, she cofounded Alternative Choices, an independent group psychology practice that specializes in supporting neurodiverse individuals and their families. Dr. Ariel is widely recognized for her work with couples in neurodiverse relationships. She combines clinical insight with compassion and advocacy to promote understanding, acceptance, and the celebration of diversity, including neurodiversity.