why the blog?

Why the blog, you ask?  Why now?

I am attempting to create a guide to living with and loving someone who is living with Asperger's Syndrome.  Maybe by doing this, writing this, expressing these thoughts, I will come to a better understanding of my husband and myself.  I have been married to a man with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) for almost 3 years.

Marriage is difficult.  Everyone talks freely about that.

What you don't know--what no one talks about--is being married to a partner with AS.  I think that's because no one really was prepared to deal with what happens when kids with AS grow up.

Maybe now that conversation can begin.  Because I need it to.  Because the prevalence of Austism Spectrum Disorders, including Asperger's Syndrome, is on the rise.

These kids are going to grow up.  They are going to have adult relationships.  Maybe they're going to get married.  We need a guide to help us understand how our significant others/spouses think and how to relate to them.

Maybe no one will read this.  Maybe this is all an exercise in on-line journaling.  Why don't I just buy a journal?  I've done that.  What I'm hoping for is being able to provide someone else struggling with living with someone with AS some comfort/insight/understanding.

And maybe, just maybe, I want to know that someone might read these thoughts.  Because, let's be honest, maybe I just need to do a little venting.

More later when I figure out what more to say.