Aspergers couple interview on "9am" in Australia

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Did any aussies out there happen to catch this interview?

I didnt catch their names but it was really quite interesting and I thought they were both really honest and open. He was a good ambassador for us i think.

I'll post a link to the interview when the site that accompanies the show releases it.

The only couple that stands out in my mind that could be most likely to be seen on TV is Jerry Newport and Mary Meindel, both AS savants. Only other couple that strikes me as possible off-hand is Chris Slate-Walker and Gisela Slate-Walker (can't remember if she has AS or not, know Chris has AS).

Edited to add: Found the information, looks like only one half of the couple has AS. It is on the 9am portion of the Seriously Ten website. They may have video off there.

Katrin and Gavin Bentley
Imagine living your life in body but not having a soul. This is how Katrin Bentley describes her husband Gavin. Gavin has Asperger Syndrome, a condition on the autism spectrum. Katrin describes her marriage like a 'cactus living within a rose'. He's prickly and insensitive; she's colourful and requires love and attention. Next month they celebrate their 20 year anniversary. They joined us to give an insight into just how they made their marriage work.
Alone Together: Making an Asperger Marriage Work by Katrin Bentley, Jessica Kingsley Publishing, RRP: $36.95

"Imagine living your life in body but not having a soul. This is how Katrin Bentley describes her husband Gavin. Gavin has Asperger Syndrome"

Without a soul?!? Wtf is that supposed to mean? I hope the rest of the interview is better than that.

Sounds like a TV marketing soundbite. I doubt that it's how they'd describe each other, although you never know.