The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband Based on a popular New York Times article, The Journal of Best Practices is a hilarious and compulsively readable memoir by a former Second City writer who combats his Asperger...
Make failure an option. Don’t come into the conversation expecting him to change. Prepare yourself for the possibility that this may be part of his cognitive style. Or it may be something he doesn’t care to make a priority. If you come in with expectations, you’ll be putting condition...
Suddenly, he has taken an interest in me again and has been threatening me, implying that I am not a fit parent and that social services might becoming involved. He has contacted my in-law’s family to smear me and my husband to them, all in the guise of wanting to help, of course...
Research aboutmentoring,startups,organizational development, and evenAsperger’sall show that one’s ability to ask for assistance makes or breaks their career. One way to get good at it is to watch how other people get and give help. Here are seven other ways to get good at asking for h...
By: Soben – October 18th 2005 I lie when I’m in trouble or don’t want to deal with a person, like face to face friendship stuff. I’ve learned how to control my reactions and make them natural, you wouldn’t notice im lieing. By: lollipop – October 17th 2005 how many different...
My husband drove a forklift truck for years,He coped really well as he was on his own mainly and it was repetitive which he relies on a great deal, Now in his late 50s he swapped to transport planning as his first love is problem solving,his mind works in ways ...
“Well, her curves are already to the point that surgery is recommended.” “What do you mean? How did it happen so fast?” Guilt. Itdidhappen pretty fast — within a year — but the truth is thatI didn’t see it. I’m not a nervous mom when it comes to health issues. I thin...
My son has an August birthday. So a few years ago, in the spring before he turned five, my husband and I had to decide whether to send him to kindergarten.Our district website told us our son would qualify for kindergarten that fall, just a few days after he turned five. The cut-...
When I met my now-husband, I was sure to let him know that I needed an occasional compliment, and he’s always been great about mentioning when I look nice and giving me other compliments. I think you should explain to you husband that this is something you need. . I know you’re ...
He didn’t bat an eyelash when I said: “Hey! You’re where all the rejection letters come from!” He apologized that they always seemed to come on Mondays, which basically made Mondays feel more like Mondays for me, before I had a steady job. “I used to come home from my work...