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Artemisia

Sex and the Single Aspie Kindle Edition

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This ground-breaking book about sexuality speaks to women on the autism spectrum in fresh new ways, opening doors to discussion, and blowing the lid off taboo subjects.

One of the many problems women on the spectrum face is not always understanding how relationships and boundaries work for other people. This book provides answers, plus more that they may not even have thought to ask. Covering one night stands, the importance of safe sex, self-respect, and double standards, there is a wealth of information about the ethics and self-understanding involved in relationships. Written with humour and honesty, this is the go-to guide for sex on the spectrum.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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May 21, 2018
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Artemisia is an Aspergirl, writer and AS consultant who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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What a rare treat this book is. Artemisia takes us on a wonderful, descriptive ride through her romantic and sexual adventures as an autistic woman trying to work it all out and never losing hope of finding love. -- Sarah Hendrickx, Autistic adult, author and consultant

If you are living the single life and sex on the spectrum always has baffled you this is the book to grab. I couldn't put it down once I started. Artemisia is such a wise woman and I love her honesty and perseverance not to mention the 105 important rules. Read this book and learn from one of the best. This is truly a brilliant piece of work. -- Anne Skov Jensen, Founder/Coach A-Team Denmark, Speaker

Who cares about Carrie Bradshaw! Have an insight into Artemisia's Life! Her intense perception, frank description and critical reflection of her own experiences take you on a profound and yet entertaining road trip through the jungle of dating. -- Annette Beger, MA in Management of Art

A memoir full of delightful and important information regarding life on the spectrum. Sometimes hilarious and twisted, other times dark and suspenseful, always sensual and inevitably controversial, the book is a must read. -- Ioannis Voskopoulos (Psychologist) and Lamprini Ioannou (Psychologist, Family Therapist, Marte Meo Therapist)

Artemisia states she is a modern-day feminist and she lives up to that throughout the book. Outspoken, straightforward, clever, witty and most importantly HONEST. Artemisia says it as it is and addresses topics that have been neglected or ignored in the past. The book is imaginative and engaging. I just love the 'Rules' section that she has added to each chapter, so much wisdom that could easily be applied to all single women, regardless of whether or not they are on the Spectrum. -- Maxine Aston, Couple Counsellor, Trainer and Author. Specialising in Asperger Syndrome --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B078WHCJCH
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jessica Kingsley Publishers (May 21, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 21, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1283 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 259 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,515,311 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #310 in Physical Impairments (Kindle Store)
- #511 in Autism
- #660 in Neurology (Kindle Store)

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Rudy Simone, now known as Artemisia Xene, is the author of 6 best-selling books on Asperger Syndrome as well as fiction books.
As Artemisia: "Sex and the Single Aspie" (JKP 2018) - a candid and honest look at Aspergirl sexuality written as memoir.
As Rudy Simone: "Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome" (JKP 2010), "Asperger's on the Job: Must-have Advice" (Future Horizons 2010) "22 Things a Woman Must Know If She Loves a Man With Asperger Syndrome" (JKP 2009) "22 Things a Woman with Aspergers Wants her Partner to Know" (JKP 2012) and "Aunt Aspie's Guide to Life" (JKP 2016). Three of her books have won awards, including the Independent Publishers Gold medal(Ippy), Foreword Review Gold medal and a Living Now Silver medal. Her books have been translated into eleven other languages. She has also written an epic fantasy novel "Orsath" (Kindle).
As ARtemisia Xene: "Orsath", an epic fantasy (orignally The Fool Series), being released Dec. 2018 on Amazon exclusively, both paperback and kindle.
Artemisia has lectured at Autism/Asperger conferences around the world. Her website www.help4aspergers.com is the #1 resource in the world to find information on general Asperger traits, and on how AS manifests in females.
Artemisia Xene is also an award-winning singer/songwriter. Her albums "Thief of Dreams" "Gothic Blues" and "Penny Dreadful" were released as Rudy Simone and are readily available on Itunes or for free on soundcloud (station: ArtemisiaX). A 4th album is coming. You can watch videos on her youtube channel rudytutti, and support all her work and get personal rewards on her Patreon page (TheArtemisia)
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Absolutely the best book ever and not just for single Aspies

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2019

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I loved everything about this book, there were so many times I could see myself in Artemisia and so many others I just wanted to give her a hug and tell her it will pass.

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Greg G

Good book for the right audience, but Aspie men use caution...

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2019

As a middle-aged single man on the spectrum, I approached this book with some vague idea of finding something that would help unlock the mystery of connecting emotionally with a romantic partner even at my advanced age (I’m 52) - after all, I am a single aspie man who enjoys sex and intimacy, and the book is called “Sex and the Single Aspie”, right? Perhaps this was an unreasonable expectation, because what I found was nothing of the sort. In fairness, this book is exactly what it purports to be: a collection of advice for the heterosexual woman on (or off) the spectrum who wants to enjoy uninhibited sexual liberation with beautiful young men while simultaneously safeguarding their security and health - told with the fearless candor that Aspies are famous for.

The book opens with Artemisia fleeing a relationship which on the surface seemed like a fairy-tale romance: a multi-year intimate relationship with an absurdly attractive and well-known Parisian man she calls “Rasputin” who as it turns out was also an abusive serial philanderer. She lands in Athens and resolves to shun “Mr. Right” for “Mr. Right-Now” and sets the scene for the majority of the book: one chapter after another of explicitly described sexual encounters with one beautiful young man after another, told in such a matter of fact manner it reads more like Masters and Johnson textbook than the Penthouse Letter one would expect. As a reader, I couldn’t really decide if Artemisia was an attractive and sexually liberated woman enjoying the sexual freedom denied to her in her younger years, a jaded nihilist determined to make a mockery of “Love” by embracing uninhibited hedonism and sensuality, or someone enacting “revenge” against her former lover. I suspect it was combination of all of these. At any rate, the resulting narrative is compelling, interesting and often quite witty and I suspect it will be thoroughly enjoyed by women who would like to explore the forbidden fringes of open sexuality in a fearless way.

As I have come to expect from this writer, the book was very well written - a compulsive page turner which I comfortably consumed in a single sitting. The subject matter was far less comfortable. It made me feel like a voyeuristic old pervert titillated by the exploits of an attractive Aspie woman having brief boozy encounters with one young, swarthy sexual magician after another in a hyper-romantic old world setting. As an aging, romantically-starved Aspie, I could not help comparing myself to the Adonis-like sexual supermen over which the author fawns and suffer in the comparison. It was so brutally honest that my very image of myself as a viable sexual being was shaken to its foundation. I’m still losing sleep over it.

I kept hoping for a “happy ending”: an epiphany where Artemisia learns to believe in “love” again, and embrace us less-than-aesthetically perfect members of the male gender, but it never came. The book ends starkly with some matter-of-fact advice on the best practices for condom usage by sexually active women - which as I said before is probably the sort of audience the book is best suited for, and for whom I recommend this book without reservation.

Those of us who are ordinary Aspie men, should approach this book with caution, however. I found little of positive value in the book personally, except to confirm my worst fears about how women actually see Aspie men, and to essentially destroy any pretense of hope for romantic redemption. Paradoxically, this might be exactly the sort of tough-love I really needed to stop clinging the idea that some woman will love me for whatever positive qualities I possess. According to this book, big dicks, washboard abs, and the ability to make a women orgasm with penetration alone are what Aspie women crave - compassion, humor, curiosity, creativity, intellect, loyalty, etc are all platonic nice-to-haves - until the next swarthy tattooed bad boy walks by and shows her what *really* matters in a relationship. That sort of truth bomb is bound to leave scars.

I suppose any Aspie man who has the courage to read this book should thank Artemisia for that. It is better to acknowledge an ugly truth rather than indulge a pleasing lie. Now if I could just get some sleep...

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Jamie Baker

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Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2019

I was excited about this book after reading Aspergirls but it was a letdown. It is written like a diary of sexual encounters with absolutely no back story for any character. I feel like we were expected to relate to the character and her misadventures but I didn't at all. Other people might enjoy it but I need more information about a person before I can relate. It almost felt like a person that had random hook-ups and occasionally mentioned that they had a quirk related to Aspergers. There was too much extraneous information given and not enough depth. This is a legitimate quote from the book and probably the final straw for me, "Her affection for him was real. They spoke briefly, kissed. He was the best Italian kisser she'd known. They had sex--no--they made love. Yet, after a time, it slid down a slope into porn. He grabbed her hair too roughly, pulled her body in such a way that startled her and terrified her. She had a spine injury that was quite serious and thought for a moment that he'd triggered it. He'd never been this rough before, had he? He also always wanted anal sex...she said no. He didn't argue. While he was always a little rough, he was also always affectionate."

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Cynthia Brideson

A candid, revealing story of an often untold side of Aspergirls

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2018

Finally, an honest, candid view of "Aspergirls" in relationships! In the media, Aspies are often portrayed as almost robotic and completely disinterested in sex or any intimacy (even a kiss or hug). This, in my experience, is false. Artemisia, through her story of the good, bad, and ugly in relationships (both casual and serious ones) depicts the reality that Aspergirls are naïve when it comes to relationships and men's intention; indeed, Aspies not only look younger-in general-than their actual age, but in many ways, they think and behave like younger, fairly unaffected girls, too. Predatory men can take advantage of inexperience and naivete, but Artemisia gives an easily accessible breakdown of tips and rules to keep safe and value yourself in relationships (and life!) Finishing this book left me feeling as if I'd lost a friend--I so loved Artemisia's voice and essence of a "confidante"! But, this book inspired me to put all of Artemisia's (aka Rudy Simone) books on my to-read list. For an entertaining, revealing and essential read for Aspergirls, feminists--anyone!-buy this book!

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ICStraights

Artemisia is just wonderfully honest and heartfelt.

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018

All people on the AS spectrum need to read this. Single or not! Love it!!!

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