ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2016
Aspects of Sexuality in Adolescents and Adults Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Childhood.
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18 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
- Are Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asexuality Connected?Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Pooled it
- Review
- Characteristics of harmful sexual behaviour in autistic adolescent males as compared to controls.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2025Article
- Exploring social cognition and romantic self-efficacy in autistic young adults: Better social awareness is associated with lower confidence.Research in autism spectrum disorders · 2024Article
- Complementing or Congruent? Desired Characteristics in a Friend and Romantic Partner in Autistic versus Typically Developing Male Adolescents.Archives of sexual behavior · 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
- "Straight Sex is Complicated Enough!": The Lived Experiences of Autistics Who are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Asexual, or Other Sexual Orientations.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2021Article
- Review
- Sexual Knowledge, Desires, and Experience of Adolescents and Young Adults With an Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Exploratory Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Romantic Intimacy in Autism: A Qualitative Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Article
- Autism and Adult Sex Education: A Literature Review using the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Framework.Sexuality and disability · 2019Article
- Family Sexuality Communication for Adolescent Girls on the Autism Spectrum.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2019Article
- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Transition-Aged Youth.Current psychiatry reports · 2018Review
- Paraphilic Disorder in a Male Patient with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Incidence or Coincidence.Cureus · 2018Article
- Sexuality in autism: hypersexual and paraphilic behavior in women and men with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2017Article
- Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Romantic Relationships in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2017Article
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Abstract
The literature concerning sexuality in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is limited regarding inappropriate sexual behaviours and paraphilias and its relation to age, verbal ability, symptom severity, intellectual ability, or adaptive functioning. A cohort of 184 adolescents and young adults (ages 15-39 years) with ASD diagnosed in childhood, including both low and high functioning individuals, was examined. The large majority were found to have a sexual interest and showed interest towards the opposite sex. Inappropriate sexual behaviours and paraphilias were reported for about a fourth of the individuals. No relationships were found between inappropriate sexual behaviours and any of the background variables listed above. However, associations were found between paraphilias and ASD symptom severity, intellectual ability, and adaptive functioning.
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