ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2017
Brief Report: Sexual Attraction and Relationships in Adolescents with Autism.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Among Youth With Autism and ADHD: A Population-Based Study From Sweden.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026Article
- Sexual and Romantic Relationships in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Preliminary Report of an Italian Psychosexual Training Program.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- "It's Really Complicated": Engaging Key Stakeholders to Inform a Novel Parent-led Sexual Health Education Program for Autistic Youth.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Sexual, Romantic, and Community Experiences of Individuals at the Intersection of Autism and Asexuality.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Complementing or Congruent? Desired Characteristics in a Friend and Romantic Partner in Autistic versus Typically Developing Male Adolescents.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Neurodiversity and Psychosexual Functioning in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2023Review
- The ethical imperative to honor autistic clients' autonomy in mental health treatment.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Pharmacological modulation of AMPA receptors rescues specific impairments in social behavior associated with the A350V Iqsec2 mutation.Translational psychiatry · 2021Article
- Sexual Knowledge, Desires, and Experience of Adolescents and Young Adults With an Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Exploratory Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Family Sexuality Communication: Parent Report for Autistic Young Adults Versus a Comparison Group.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 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
- 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
- Sexuality in autism: hypersexual and paraphilic behavior in women and men with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2017Article
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Abstract
Past research suggests more variation in sexual attraction in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using clinical samples. This study utilised a population representative group of 14/15 year olds from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Ninety-four adolescents (73 males, 21 females) with ASD and 3454 (1685 males, 1675 females) without self-reported on sexual attraction and past sexual relationships. Females with ASD reported lower rates of heterosexual preference (adjusted odds ratio: 0.14, p < .001), higher rates of bisexuality (adjusted odds ratio: 6.05, p < .001) and uncertainty in attraction (adjusted odds ratio: 10.44, p < .001) compared with non-ASD females. ASD males reported fewer prior boyfriends/girlfriends. Findings confirm female adolescents with ASD have differences in sexual attraction compared with non-ASD females.
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