Living and Loving With Asperger Syndrome: Family Viewpoints [Paperback]

Patrick McCabe (Author), Estelle McCabe (Author), Jared McCabe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2003

For most people, family life means both love and compromise. Within families where one or more members have Asperger Syndrome (AS), this compromise becomes yet more crucial to mutual happiness. In a revealing and candid account, the McCabe family discusses how Patrick's AS affects each relationship - with his wife (Estelle), son (Jared), other family members, friends and colleagues - and how they have all learned to accommodate each other's varying needs. Focusing positively on the relationships that are both the most important and the most difficult to maintain, this book is invaluable for anyone closely involved with AS.

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About the Author

Patrick McCabe is very well qualified to write on the subject of Asperger Syndrome because he has lived with it for 43 years. Having previously worked in the Navy, Police Force and Army, he currently he works as the Operations and Facilities Manager for a rescue mission. He has been married to Estelle for 18 years. Estelle McCabe has taught writing and has edited for ten years while homeschooling her son Jared. Presently, she uses her writing skills in her position as the PASS tutor at the local Junior High school. Jared McCabe is currently 17 years old. They live in Wellington, Colorado.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub; 1 edition (January 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843107449
• ISBN-13: 978-1843107446
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #251,243 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Living and Loving with Asperger Syndrome, February 16, 2003

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Bryan W. Case (Badger, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living and Loving With Asperger Syndrome: Family Viewpoints (Paperback)

If you have a friend or family member with aspergers syndrome you simply must read this book. It does a masterful job of helping us "normal" people not only understand someone with AS but also suggests simple adjusments we can make that mean the world to them. I have a close friend with AS and after reading this book I have learned new ways to truly enjoy a wonderful healthy friendship.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Information About AS, February 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Living and Loving With Asperger Syndrome: Family Viewpoints (Paperback)

I found this book very interesting and entertaining. The McCabes did a great job telling how, as a family, they learned about Asperger and how they've adapted to living with it.

Stories from their lives made the book easy to read. It was even funny in some places. I think the McCabes did a great job putting their thoughts, observations, and opinions in the book.

It's a must read for anyone who lives with someone with Asperger Syndrome or even knows anyone with it. It helped me understand the syndrome better and what the person with it must be dealing with on a minute by minute basis.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Human side of Asperger Syndrome, February 16, 2003

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"jeffwadesr" (Fort Collins, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living and Loving With Asperger Syndrome: Family Viewpoints (Paperback)

The McCabes put a very human side to the reality of having, and also living with someone who has, Asperger Syndrome. Laugh and cry with them as they share their lives with the readers so that we can understand the world through their eyes.
A must read for anyone with an association with an AS person. Helpful also if you have recently become aware of AS in your own life, you are not alone. An easy read. Thank you, McCabes, for sharing your lives.