ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2023
Sexual Knowledge, Experiences, and Pragmatic Language in Adults With and Without Autism: Implications for Sex Education.
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- Looking Through a Cultural Perspective: Autistic Young Adults' Experiences and Expectations in Sexuality and Relationship Education in the U.S.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Relationship Satisfaction Among Autistic Populations: How Partner Neurotype Influences Relationship Satisfaction Factors for Autistic Adults.Autism in adulthood · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Impact of Reproductive and Sexual Health Education on Knowledge and Attitudes of Couples in Premarital Counseling Classes: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Sex education in adolescents with ASD: a qualitative study on the role of parents in the Italian context.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Predicting pragmatic language abilities from brain structural MRI in preschool children with ASD by NBS-Predict.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Enhancing Sexual Health Education for Autistic Youth: A Scoping Review of Barriers, Gaps, and Solutions.American journal of sexuality education · 2025Article
- Pragmatic performance, its relationship with symptom severity, and early clinical predictors of pragmatics in 5 ~ 6-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- 'American journal of sexuality education · 2024Article
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Abstract
Autistic adults have similar levels of desire for sexual and romantic relationships as their non-autistic peers. However, autistic adults are less likely to be in relationships and have less dating experience. We compared sexual knowledge, experiences, and pragmatic language ability in a community sample of young adults with (n = 27, mean age = 22.11) and without autism (n = 122, mean age = 19.47). Receipt of sex education and sexual knowledge did not differ between groups. However, autistic adults had significantly fewer partnered experiences and impaired pragmatic language. Within both groups, pragmatic skill predicted accurate sexual knowledge above and beyond general communication abilities. Findings suggest that sex education for autistic adults must address the social communication component of healthy romantic and sexual relationships.
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