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* Raising Awareness for Professionals - CPD workshops 2013

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* What Men With Asperger Syndrome Want to Know
 
* The Asperger Couple's Workbook
 
* Aspergers in Love
 
* The Other Half of Asperger Syndrome (BUY for £6)
 
* The Other Half & Couples
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* Could your Husband be Autistic? Daily Mail: March 2013
 
* Asperger Syndrome in the Bedroom
 
* Understanding Asperger syndrome BACP
 
* Sunday Telegraph Love And Asperger's
 
* BACP Info Sheet G9
 
* Growing Up In an Asperger Family
 
* Asperger Syndrome in the Counselling Room

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* AfDD Paper

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logo Maxine Aston
MSc. Health Psychology
C.C.CERT.Relate.
C&G 7407 Further Education
Diploma in Casework Supervision
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Specialising in relationships affected by Asperger Syndrome.
Individual, couple and family counselling.
Conference speeches, lectures & workshops.


Author of What Men With Asperger Syndrome Want to Know,   The Asperger Couple's Workbook,   Aspergers in Love  &   The Other Half of Asperger Syndrome

Maxine

About Maxine


My name is Maxine Aston and I live and work in Coventry, England - a city close to Shakespeare's birthplace.

I achieved a first class honours Psychology Bachelors degree at Coventry University in 1999 and in 2007 achieved my Masters in Health Psychology.

I was once married to a man who was affected by Asperger syndrome, unfortunately he was not diagnosed 'til long after our divorce. Diagnosis came too late for us, it has always been my hope that my work will give couples and families the chance that we never had.

I am the author of three books, 'The Other Half of Asperger Syndrome', published in 2001 by the National Autistic Society, 'Aspergers in Love: Couple Relationships and Family Affairs', published in 2003 by Jessica Kinglsey and 'The Asperger Couple's Workbook - Practical Advice and Activites for Couples and Counsellors', published in 2009 by Jessica Kinglsey.


I am a Relate trained couples counsellor and have been working as a counsellor since 1994. I now run my own Counselling Practice very close to Coventry city centre. I specialise in couples, families and individuals affected by Asperger syndrome.


I run workshops for both individuals and professionals. Asperger syndrome is still emerging and there's an awful lot of ignorance about the condition, within professional circles. I run workshops for women who are in, or have been in, a relationship with a partner affected by Asperger syndrome. The purpose of all of my workshops, is to bring a positive benefit to both those affected by Asperger syndrome and the partners and/or families that love them.


I have spoken at both National and International conferences since 1999, to promote awareness and understanding.

'Difference can only feel threatening
if it exists within the absence of acceptance and understanding'

Maxine Aston (2008)


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