| Title |
Sexual Knowledge and Victimization in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-014-2093-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
S. M. Brown-Lavoie, M. A. Viecili, J. A. Weiss |
| Abstract |
There is a significant gap in understanding the risk of sexual victimization in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and the variables that contribute to risk. Age appropriate sexual interest, limited sexual knowledge and experiences, and social deficits, may place adults with ASD at increased risk. Ninety-five adults with ASD and 117 adults without ASD completed questionnaires regarding sexual knowledge sources, actual knowledge, perceived knowledge, and sexual victimization. Individuals with ASD obtained less of their sexual knowledge from social sources, more sexual knowledge from non-social sources, had less perceived and actual knowledge, and experienced more sexual victimization than controls. The increased risk of victimization by individuals with ASD was partially mediated by their actual knowledge. The link between knowledge and victimization has important clinical implications for interventions. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 17 | 15% |
| United States | 6 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 4% |
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| Argentina | 2 | 2% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Croatia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 77 | 68% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 105 | 93% |
| Scientists | 5 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | <1% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 338 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Master | 56 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 48 | 14% |
| Researcher | 35 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 28 | 8% |
| Other | 65 | 19% |
| Unknown | 77 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 112 | 33% |
| Social Sciences | 47 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 3% |
| Other | 33 | 10% |
| Unknown | 97 | 29% |
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