“The Rules of Relationship Road” Friendship, Romance, and ASD Teresa Bolick, Ph.D. March 2007
TIP # 1: Take care of your body and appearance.
TIP #2: Take care of your mind.
TIP #3: Volunteer.
TIP #4: Find a peer coach.
TIP #5: Learn to listen.
TIP #6: Develop closer friendships.
TIP #7: Learn the signals of romantic interest.
TIP #8: Take a chance on love.
TIP #9: Learn to manage disappointment and heartbreak.
TIP #10: Stay safe.
The Absolute Rule “Stop” means “Stop” and “No” means “No.”
‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1850