{"id":1482,"date":"2016-01-07T11:33:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T19:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10124\/?p=1482"},"modified":"2016-01-07T11:33:41","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T19:33:41","slug":"romance-on-the-spectrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aascend.org\/?p=1482","title":{"rendered":"Romance on the Spectrum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dating and romantic relationships are perennial challenges for people on the autism spectrum. At\u00a0<\/span>A<\/strong><\/span>A<\/strong><\/span>S<\/strong><\/span>C<\/strong><\/span>E<\/strong><\/span>N<\/strong><\/span>D<\/strong><\/span>‘s\u00a0January 16<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0general meeting we’ll be showing the film\u00a0<\/span>Autism in Love<\/strong><\/span>. Arthur Ryel-Lindsey of the Tribeca Film Festival writes about the film,
\n“<\/span>With beautiful cinematography and remarkable compassion, [Director Matt] Fuller examines the everyday realities of autistic adulthood, showing how the members of this often-misunderstood community cope with the challenge of keeping romance alive over the years. Capturing both the joys and heartbreak of love, Fuller emphasizes struggles that are only too familiar, creating in\u00a0Autism in Love<\/em>\u00a0a relatable and winning celebration of accepting the differences in others and in ourselves.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Following the screening there will be a\u00a0panel discussion\u00a0by spectrum adults<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0in relationships \u2014 relating first-hand the challenges of autistic love. Come share your own stories and questions about dating and romance on the spectrum!<\/span><\/p>\n

PLUS\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span>Hear Paul Nussbaum’s preliminary report on the\u00a0Greenland-prep\u00a0expedition\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>in Yellowstone! Details to follow at a later AASCEND meeting. Follow the ongoing expedition<\/span> here<\/a><\/strong>. (Be sure to zoom way in on the interactive map!)<\/span>
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When:\u00a0Sat Jan 16,\u00a010am \u2013 noon<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nWhere:\u00a0The Arc of SF<\/strong><\/span>\u00a01500 Howard St. @ 11th St. \u00a0 \u00a0SF, CA 94103\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0map<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>Parking is available<\/strong>\u00a0in the garage at 255 12th Street, with a reasonable flat rate for Saturdays.\u00a0There is also metered street parking for $2\/hr.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dating and romantic relationships are perennial challenges for people on the autism spectrum. At\u00a0AASCEND‘s\u00a0January 16\u00a0general meeting we’ll be showing the film\u00a0Autism in Love. Arthur Ryel-Lindsey of the Tribeca Film Festival writes about the film, “With beautiful cinematography and remarkable compassion, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aascend.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}