FRONT COVER -- 22 Things a Woman Must Know If She Loves a Man with Asperger's Syndrome -- Contents -- FOREWORD -- Introduction -- 1 There will beloneliness -- 2 There will probably be no public displays of affection -- 3 Labels and romantic expectations make him feel nervous -- 4 He will take you and the relationship for granted -- 5 He may have a morepatient approach to sex than you do -- 6 Communication will always be a challenge -- 7 There will be shock -- 8 Your man may not be there for you in a crisis -- 9 Many AS males can be cranky, or have bad tempers, and can explode at the slightest of things -- 10 Your man may have a hard time completing a college degree, holding on to a job, or seeing things through -- 11 He may get depressed and/or be completely inert for long periods of time -- 12 There will be times he embarrasses you -- 13 Your family and friends may think you're being a doormat and a fool -- 14 People will tell you he's just being a man -- 15 You must have a good social support network so you can go out and have fun once in a while -- 16 Your AS male will not care about the things you do without him and there will be things he does not share with you -- 17 Time holds a different meaning for him than it does for you -- 18 He may want to sleep on the couch starting very early in the relationship and continuing throughout -- 19 You will never change him, even if you can succeed in getting him to change his behavior -- 20 Even if he loves you and values your relationship, it is possible you may never get a commitment -- 21 Many AS/NT relationships go through various metamorphoses -- 22 Your relationship will stand a much better chance if your man will REACH -- QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF -- GLOSSARY OF TERMS -- RECOMMENDED READING, RESOURCES AND REFERENCES -- BACK COVER.