Top Tips on Love and Relationships from Gisela and Christopher Slater-Walker Gisela and Christopher Slater-Walker married in 1994. They met while both studying Russian at…
“I began writing the book without thinking any of the characters would have autism, but as I was writing, I began to realise that much of Maisie’s personality could be seen as being quite autistic. I was very keen however, that Maisie didn’t become an ‘autistic’ character. I just want her to be Maisie, and explore the world in her own way. The fact she might have autism is just one element of her personality. Perhaps part of me also hopes that we can start to see people for being more than just their autism, we need to be open to all that they are and can be.”
Top Tips on Love and Relationships from Susan Moreno, Kealah Parkinson and Marci Wheeler Susan Moreno is the founder and president of MAAP Services, Inc.…
Top Tips on Love and Relationships from Maxine Aston Maxine Aston is a qualified counsellor and supervisor, and presents Asperger Syndrome awareness workshops to counsellors…
Top Tips on Love and Relationships from Louise Weston Louise Weston is a Registered Nurse from Queensland, Australia. She was the former co-ordinator of a…
Top Tips on Love and Relationships from Sarah Hendrickx Sarah Hendrickx is a specialist Asperger syndrome trainer, consultant and coach, providing individual, couple and family support…
Top Tips on Love and Relationships from Jonathan Griffiths Jonathan Griffiths designs software for a living and had no girlfriend until the age of 22,…
Top Tips on Love and Relationships from Rudy Simone Rudy Simone is an Aspergirl, writer and AS consultant who lives in the San Francisco Bay…
Before Christmas, JKP author Josh Muggleton came to our offices and recorded a series of top tips for parents, professionals and people with Asperger syndrome,…
“Professionals need to feel comfortable as facilitators of parents’ learning and engagement with their child at home, rather than seeing themselves as therapist experts who work one-on-one with children. While the latter is sometimes necessary, the former is where we can have the biggest long-term impact on helping parents realise their full potential and assisting them to maximise their daily interactions with their child so that they become more responsive to their child’s needs and communicative attempts. This builds positive parent-child relationships.”