Is there a cure for Asperger Syndrome or for the marriage?
Asperger Syndrome is a developmental disorder and as such is not considered curable. The typical methods of marital psychotherapy used to teach communication and interpersonal skills will usually be unsuccessful within an AS/NT relationship. The AS client can master some simple communication skills to get them by in the world, but these behaviors will fall short in the intimacy of a long term relationship. In the marriage the NT spouse will need to adapt to the mind blindness and other relationship limitations of their AS loved one. The NT must learn to translate the language to make her or his needs and wants as explicit as possible because the AS adult cannot read their partners non-verbal communication. She may also have to look to others for the type of personal and spiritual connection that is so difficult with an AS Spouse who cannont comprehend her interior life. On the other hand, there are marvelous new discoveries and tools coming forth every week that show remarkable promise
