ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2015
Sexual behavior and autism spectrum disorders: an update and discussion.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of sexual health, knowledge, and behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
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- Study protocol: a randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of a psychosexual training program for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2015Trial
- Sexual and Romantic Relationships in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Preliminary Report of an Italian Psychosexual Training Program.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Sexual Affectivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Bibliometric Profile of Scientific Production.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- "Comforting, Reassuring, and…Hot": A Qualitative Exploration of Engaging in Bondage, Discipline, Domination, Submission, Sadism and (Sado)masochism and Kink from the Perspective of Autistic Adults.Autism in adulthood · 2024Article
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- Mapping the Physical Language of Children Diagnosed with Autism: A Preliminary Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Sex and Sexuality in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Scoping Review on a Neglected but Fundamental Issue.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Risk Factors for Sexual Offenses Committed by Men With or Without a Low IQ: An Exploratory Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Flexibility of neural circuits regulating mating behaviors in mice and flies.Frontiers in neural circuits · 2022Review
- Autistic Narratives of Sensory Features, Sexuality, and Relationships.Autism in adulthood · 2021Article
- Health-related risky behaviors in Chinese adolescents with autism: a cross-sectional study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2021Article
- Romantic Intimacy in Autism: A Qualitative Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Article
- Parent-Child Concordance on the Pubertal Development Scale in Typically Developing and Autistic Youth.Research in autism spectrum disorders · 2020Article
- Social Capital and Autism in Young Adulthood: Applying Social Network Methods to Measure the Social Capital of Autistic Young Adults.Autism in adulthood · 2020Article
- Family Sexuality Communication: Parent Report for Autistic Young Adults Versus a Comparison Group.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Article
- INSAR Special Interest Group Report: Stakeholder Perspectives on Priorities for Future Research on Autism, Sexuality, and Intimate Relationships.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2020Article
- The prevalence of mental disorders and patterns of comorbidity within a large sample of mentally ill prisoners: A network analysis.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2020Article
- Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a parent-mediated sexual education curriculum for youth with autism spectrum disorders.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2020Article
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Abstract
In the last few years, we have gained a deeper understanding about sexuality among individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Greater interest in this subject and improvements in the empirical study of ASD populations are driving this enlightenment. The data is dispelling antiquated notions that ASD individuals are asexual, sexually unknowledgeable and inexperienced, and/or disinterested in relationships. We still have a ways to go in examining paraphilic or deviant arousal sexual behaviors among ASD individuals. This manuscript provides an update on sexuality research in ASD in the last few years. This is accompanied by a discussion of the paraphilic type sexual behaviors observed among some ASD individuals.
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