Disconnected: Portrait of a Neurodiverse Marriage with Author Eleanor Vincent

Name: Disconnected: Portrait of a Neurodiverse Marriage with Author Eleanor Vincent
Start: 2025-01-22T23:00:00-08:00
Location: 6120 La Salle Ave 510-339-8210, Oakland, CA, United States, California 94611

Schedule

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025 at 11:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

6120 La Salle Ave 510-339-8210, Oakland, CA, United States, California 94611 | Oakland, CA

Please join us on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM for an author event for DISCONNECTED: Portrait of a Neurodiverse Marriage with author Eleanor Vincent. Eleanor will be in conversation with Leslie Absher. Leslie Absher is the author of Spy Daughter, Queer Girl, the story of a daughter's search for answers after a childhood of secrets living with her CIA operative father.
This event will be in person at the store at 6120 La Salle Ave., Oakland, CA 94611.
You can order a copy of DISCONNECTED: Portrait of a Neurodiverse Marriage at https://bit.ly/ggpDisconnected.
Description
"A powerful testimony about the ways neurodiverse couples can cause each other unintentional hurt." Mona Kay, MSW, Ph.D., host of the 'Neurodiverse Love' podcast
In a late-life romance, Eleanor marries Lars, a brilliant database expert, believing their fairytale love will last forever. However, just months later, Eleanor finds herself in COVID lockdown with her new husband as he loses his job and pulls away from her with angry outbursts. Day by day, their marriage fractures.
As Eleanor's fears about Lars' autistic profile are heightened, she struggles to understand him and their growing conflict. Even as both partners are diagnosed with cancer, Eleanor fights for what she hopes is possible in their marriage and encourages Lars to do the same.
That is until Lars refuses to work with an autism coach to improve their communication and Eleanor must decide whether she will give up her dream of happiness and, if so, how.
Disconnected powerfully portrays the obstacles that neurodiverse couples must overcome to keep their love alive. It will resonate with anyone who struggles to grasp how even the closest bonds can break, and then must create a new life.