An encouraging, educational, and often humorous guide for teens and adults living with Asperger's Syndrome or high-functioning autism. Jerry, a man with autism, gives advice on dating, money, traveling independently and more! This clever book will help others live fuller, more independent lives.
A husband and wife with Asperger's Syndrome give invaluable advice to and for teens and adults going through this difficult period. Anyone who has read Jerry Newport's first book, Your Life is Not a Label, knows that he has a knack for bringing understanding, warmth, and humor to any subject. Here, in this invaluable book, he and his wife, Mary, bring those same abilities to explaining the world of sexuality to people with autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
Jerry and Mary Newport tell a boy-meets-girl, boy-loses girl, boy-finds-girl love story—but with a difference. Both have Asperger’s Syndrome. Before being diagnosed, their “terminal cluelessness” leads to many frustrations in their lives, and in Mary’s case, even trauma. The realization of their Asperger’s Syndrome was an epiphany for each of them. Follow this vivacious couple as they explore their own identities through love.