Discover how a marriage nearly buckled under unexplained quirks finds new strength. After receiving an Asperger syndrome diagnosis five years into his marriage, the author unpacks a lifetime of inflexibility, social anxiety, and impulsive habits that left both partners frustrated and adrift.
Armed with humor and relentless self-examination, he embarks on a two-year quest to learn the unwritten rules of empathy. Through detailed journaling, performance reviews, and hundreds of concise insights, he charts a path from clinical rigidity to genuine connection with his wife.
Filled with surprising wisdom and laugh-out-loud moments, this memoir offers a unique window into living with an autism-spectrum condition. Readers will come away with empathy for neurodiverse relationships and practical ideas for nurturing understanding in any partnership.
- Don't change the radio station when she's singing along.
- Apologies do not count when you shout them.
- Be her friend, first and always.