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101 for Couples: Fundamentals of Recognizing and Understanding Neurodiversity in a Relationship

In a neurodiverse relationship? This online, self-paced course is for you!

The Neurodiverse Couples Institute offers online courses for couples/partners and therapists/coaches who work with Neurodiverse couples/partners together or individually.

For neurodiverse intimate relationships — a relationships in which one or both partners identify as Autistic or Neurdivergent — improving connection requires an awareness of each partner’s neurological profile and an understanding of the role their neurological differences have on the relationship.

101 for Couples

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Neurodiverse Couples Institute

Included in this 3 hour self-paced online course:

2 video interviews with neurodiverse couples on recognizing neurodiversity
2 video interviews with neurodiverse couples about understanding neurodiversity
4 lectures by experts in the field of neurodiverse couples therapy
4 downloadable PDFs about Autistic traits, stories by neurotypical partners, stories by Autistic partners, and recommended resources

Intimate interviews with neurodiverse couples are enlightening.

Many couples come to the realization that they are in a neurodiverse relationship decades into their relationship, after listening to a podcast, reading a book, or watching a movie that includes a character with an Autistic profile. But recognizing neurodiversity is just the beginning … then what? How does neurodiversity impact an intimate relationship? What is the effect on the couple together and on each partner separately?

The couples you will meet in this course love each other and work hard to understand and accept their differences.

Pete—a physician, and Ann, a nurse, who work together—were married for many years before they discovered that they were a neurodiverse couple. Once they recognized that Pete is Autistic, they were determined to understand how Pete’s autism impacted their relationship.

Ann & Pete

Married for almost 40 years

Watch these lectures from experts in the field:

Neurology Really Matters, Grace Myhill, MSW. Learn why it can be difficult for couples therapists to recognize autism in their clients.
Recognizing Neurodiversity in a Couple, Grace Myhill, MSW. Identify traits commonly seen in an Autistic partner, and typical reactions and responses of neurotypical partners to their partner on the spectrum.
Overview of Asperger’s & Autism and It’s Impact on a Couple, Jamie Freed, MSW. Learn the strengths and challenges Autistic traits bring and their impact on the relationship.
Understanding the Impact of Neurodiversity on a Couple, Grace Myhill, MSW. Learn why it is important to reframe a couple as neurodiverse and to find support to validate and normalize each partner’s experience.

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