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Life Satisfaction of Neurotypical Women in Intimate Relationship with an Asperger's Syndrome Partner: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2012

Jennifer S. Bostock-Ling ,
Steven R. Cumming  and
Anita Bundy
Jennifer S. Bostock-Ling*
Affiliation:
Global Populations and Health Systems Research Group, University of Sydney, Australia
Steven R. Cumming
Affiliation:
Global Populations and Health Systems Research Group, University of Sydney, Australia
Anita Bundy
Affiliation:
Global Populations and Health Systems Research Group, University of Sydney, Australia
*
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Jennifer S. Bostock-Ling, PO Box 590, Sandgate QLD 4017, Australia. Email: jbos8611@uni.sydney.edu.au
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Abstract

This systematic review explores the psychosocial wellbeing of neurotypical (NT) women in intimate relationship with persons with Asperger's Syndrome (AS), and intervention models for such relationships. Over 20 pertinent scholarly databases were searched in April 2011. The initial search yielded 1,736 unique items. Articles were eligible if they were a peer-reviewed journal article or a peer-reviewed thesis investigating adult couple relationships where only one partner had AS. Ten studies were agreed by both reviewers to have met these final inclusion criteria. Utilising the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) guidelines the body of evidence comprising the final 10 studies was assessed to be of an overall grade D or ‘weak’. None of the studies included for final analyses were intervention studies.

Keywords

life satisfactionneurotypical womenAsperger's Syndromepartnerrelationship
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Research Article
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Journal of Relationships Research , Volume 3 , December 2012 , pp. 95 - 105
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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