ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2021
Sexual Knowledge, Desires, and Experience of Adolescents and Young Adults With an Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Exploratory Study.
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- Outcomes of Experiencing Interpersonal Violence in Autism: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026Pooled it
- Experiences of females on the autism spectrum through the perspective of minority stress theory: a review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- "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 Affectivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Bibliometric Profile of Scientific Production.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Psychometric Properties of Psychosexual Functioning Survey Among Autistic and Non-autistic Adults: Adapting the Self-Report Teen Transition Inventory to the U.S. Context.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Sexual desire for non-normative sexual behaviors: differences between centennials and millennials considering sexual orientation.Frontiers in sociology · 2024Article
- Let's Talk about Sex… and ADHD: Findings from an Anonymous Online Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 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
- Sexual Habits and Sexual Dysfunctions in a Sample of Patients with Psychotic Disorders Compared to a Group of Healthy Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Evidence That Nine Autistic Women Out of Ten Have Been Victims of Sexual Violence.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
- Reproductive health and healthcare experiences in autistic and non-autistic individuals assigned female at birth.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
Although most persons with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) wish to have romantic and/or sexual relationships, little is known about self-report sexuality of adolescents/young adults with ASD. In this exploratory study, 172 male and female adolescents/young adults (68 with ASD and 104 without ASD) completed an online version of the Sexual Behavior Scale-Third edition. Although many more similarities than differences were observed between the groups for views and desires about romantic relationships (e.g., wishing to have a girlfriend/boyfriend), fewer participants with ASD (mostly boys) had experience with a variety of sexual/dyadic behaviors, and approximately half of girls with ASD reported negative sexual experiences. Significantly higher rates of participants with ASD felt their knowledge about sexuality was limited and found it difficult to understand sexual education compared with typically developing (TD) participants. Significantly lower rates of participants with ASD reported that they identify to their assigned gender compared with TD participants. Multiple regressions revealed that being older at first diagnosis and possessing better knowledge about sexuality were significant predictors of both positive and negative sexual experience. This study explores strengths and challenges related with the sexual health of adolescents/young adults with ASD and implications for clinical and educational practice are discussed.
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