Given that Aspergers makes emotional connections and social communication extremely difficult, its no wonder that a partnership between a person with Aspergers syndrome and someone without it can be filled with stress, misunderstandings, and frustration.

How can Aspergers affect a relationship?

Women with Aspergers syndrome often have low self-esteem, which can affect their choice of partner in a relationship. They can be the victim of various forms of abuse. As one woman with Aspergers explained to me, I set my expectations very low and as a result gravitated toward abusive people.