Disability in Relationships

The author of the new book Heavy Metal Heartbreak shares some of how dating went while recovering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and has a little advice.

In my experience, disclosure is an ongoing conversation and there is no single “correct” way to do it, but there are ways our partners can be stronger allies.

Suddenly, a person you’ve been regularly communicating with is M.I.A.

Human beings are not on a strict timetable to do all the same things at the same time. This is just as true of dating like anything else.

Two smart, insightful and autistic people who like talking about relationships walk into an interview…

You can read a book. You can read a map. But reading people, that’s difficult in any situation.

The options for people on the Autism spectrum looking to go out on a date are few. This lack of options can help to compound problems people on the Autism spectrum already have with dating. Navigating social hurdles, like avoiding over-talking, while being on a date is, on its own, a plenty daunting prospect. Realizing that the options for a backdrop to a date are exceedingly limited is just adding salt to the wounds. Together, these challenges can make a person feel like the prospect of going out on a date at all is far more trouble than it’s worth.

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all process for deciding how, and when, to talk with a date about being autistic.

It took a long time for me to come to terms with my singledom, but now that I’m here, I couldn’t be happier.

Some people find disabled bodies — not disabled people — sexually stimulating. That means seeing your body as a sexual object.