Ron Deal Segment 2: Blending Families when an Adult is on the Autism Spectrum

Welcome back Ron Deal as a guest.In a previous podcast, Ron and Stephanie discuss blending families when a child is on the spectrum. Today we discuss some nuances to blending if a parent or adult is on the spectrum.What might some nuances be if the former spouse is on the spectrum? What might some nuances be if a new spouse is on the spectrum?About Ron Deal:Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.