Tim Goldstein

By Tim Goldstein Being In A Relationship With Someone On The Autism Spectrum Karen, my wife, and I had the opportunity to join Roger Love on stage at his Voice of Success Event event. We primarily spoke about how Roger’s training has helped us, particularly in our relationship. With me having Asperger’s and Karen being a neurotypical, autistic traits were a major focus as they amplify all the common relationship problems and add many additional challenges.

For someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), I’m fairly high-functioning. I’m a techie, I’m an inventor, and I was diagnosed at age 54. I’m even a good out-bound communicator, which masks my diagnosis to some extent. Despite that, I’ve been fired from more jobs than most people hold in their lifetime. And you better believe my ASD had a lot to do with that. Looking back, I suspect that I would have been fired far less if my managers and colleagues had understood me better.