ArticleDialogues in clinical neuroscience2017
Sexuality in autism: hypersexual and paraphilic behavior in women and men with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder.
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34 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
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- Autism spectrum disorder across the lifespan: Dynamic symptom trajectories and multidimensional support framework.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Review
- Formulation concepts in the care of children and adolescents identifying as transgender or gender diverse.Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists · 2026Article
- Sex differences in compulsive sexual behavior disorder.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2026Review
- Global research status and trends of compulsive sexual behavior disorder: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Review
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- Paraphilic fantasies and behavior in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their association with hypersexuality.International journal of impotence research · 2025Article
- Clinical interplay between autism spectrum disorder and bipolar disorder: a narrative review.Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy · 2025Review
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- Childhood gratification syndrome: Demystifying the clinical conundrum with a narrative literature review of the past 5 decades.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Review
- A Pilot Study on the Effect of Peer Support on Quality of Life of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gender Dysphoria.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- "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
- The Potential Use of Sex Robots in Adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: A Theoretical Framework.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Sexual development in ADHD and internet pornography consumption.Frontiers in psychiatry · 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 World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry guidelines on the assessment and pharmacological treatment of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2022Article
- Sex and Sexuality in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Scoping Review on a Neglected but Fundamental Issue.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Sexual Coach in High-Functioning Autism: A Growing Need.Brain sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
Like nonaffected adults, individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) show the entire range of sexual behaviors. However, due to the core symptoms of the disorder spectrum, including deficits in social skills, sensory hypo- and hypersensitivities, and repetitive behaviors, some ASD individuals might develop quantitatively above-average or nonnormative sexual behaviors and interests. After reviewing the relevant literature on sexuality in high-functioning ASD individuals, we present novel findings on the frequency of normal sexual behaviors and those about the assessment of hypersexual and paraphilic fantasies and behaviors in ASD individuals from our own study. Individuals with ASD seem to have more hypersexual and paraphilic fantasies and behaviors than general-population studies suggest. However, this inconsistency is mainly driven by the observations for male participants with ASD. This could be due to the fact that women with ASD are usually more socially adapted and show less ASD symptomatology. The peculiarities in sexual behaviors in ASD patients should be considered both for sexual education and in therapeutic approaches.
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