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Marriage on the Autism Spectrum: He Said/She Said – Part 3
Stephanie C. Holmes, MA, BCCC Certified Autism Specialist It is possible to have marital satisfaction in an Aspie- NT marriage, but it will take dedication, endurance, and modifications from both spouses once the couple has an awareness of their issues and realistic expectations in which they are trying to achieve together. Would you […]
By THE AACC, 8 years ago
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Marriage on the Autism Spectrum: He Said/She Said – Part 2
Stephanie C. Holmes, MA, BCCC Certified Autism Specialist My approach to counseling has several phases. Phase one is AS awareness and education. It is important for me to explain that counseling will not fix or cure the AS person that the AS person is neurologically wired differently and although Asperger’s can cause challenges […]
By THE AACC, 8 years ago
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Marriage on the Autism Spectrum: He said/ She said
Stephanie C. Holmes, MA, BCCC Certified Autism Specialist With the complexities involved in what is referred to as an Aspie- NT (Asperger’s- Neurotypical) marriage, I struggled with what angle or aspect to cover as a marital counselor who specializes in this complex marriage issue. My intention is to bring light to the situation […]
By THE AACC, 8 years ago
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Created for Covering: Covering for Men
Robert Shaw, D.Min. Excerpted with permission from Created for Covering: Understanding the Concept of Safety and Covering in Relationships for Men and Women. The concept of covering can be also expressed by the term “headship”, but many might recoil at this term. The idea of submission is also a chronic conflict within […]
By THE AACC, 8 years ago
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The Local Church as a Hospital Model: Meeting People Where They are and Helping Move Them to Where God Wants Them to Be
Jack Dutton, M.A. The question of whether the local church or the secular world is best suited to help people is constantly debated and neither side gives much credence to the other. The secular world has often looked down on the faith-based help provided by the local church as being, in their opinion, too […]
By THE AACC, 8 years ago
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Anxiety and Faith
Marian Eberly, MSW, LCSW, RN, BCPCC, Ph.D. Christians who suffer with anxiety frequently report a sense of guilt and perceptions of judgment from God and others. Rebecca, a 50 year old woman, being treated for an eating disorder and anxiety symptoms, expressed incredible guilt for having ravaged her body for many years with binge-eating, […]
By THE AACC, 8 years ago
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Where Are You?
Robert Shaw, D.Min. Excerpted with permission from Created for Significance: Discovering Who Defines Us and How We Obtain our Significance. I believe that there are essentially six core longings: love, safety, understanding, belonging, purpose, and significance. Regardless of culture, ethnicity, age, or gender, these core longings exist in every human spirit. […]
By THE AACC, 8 years ago
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Forgiveness
Sarah Newhard, LCPC, LMFT. “If God forgives us we must forgive ourselves otherwise it’s like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.” Although C.S. Lewis penned this truth over half a century ago (found in “The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis”), the message of self grace, trust, and forgiveness still wars against […]
By THE AACC, 8 years ago
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Are You An Ambassador?
Eric Scalise, Ph.D. Not that long ago, I was sorting through a drawer full of odds and ends—items long forgotten—and a small clasped envelope drew my attention. When I opened it up, a flood of memories swept over me. The envelope contained all of my father’s passports. He was a diplomat with the U.S. […]
By THE AACC, 8 years ago
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Three Keys to Leading and Influencing Others from your Strengths
John Trent, Ph.D. I have a good friend who is a businessman and an avid golfer. Several years ago, on an international business trip, he was invited to play on the King of Morocco’s personal golf course—fittingly called “The King’s Course.” He got up to the first tee, which was a dogleg right. […]