Sexuality and autism: understanding the issues and designing effective support / Abigail BALDWIN-WARD in Good Autism Practice - GAP, 25-2 (October 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inGood Autism Practice - GAP > 25-2 (October 2024) . - p.33-40 Titre : Sexuality and autism: understanding the issues and designing effective support Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Abigail BALDWIN-WARD, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.33-40 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The majority of humans experience confusion and anxiety around their sexuality, especially if and when they embark on a sexual relationship with another person. There are issues around consent, knowledge of what is appropriate and when, what might signal abuse, and the motivation of the other person involved. For an autistic individual, there are other factors at play. In this paper, Abigail argues that past and current sexuality and relationship education in schools has not addressed many of the key areas that young people need to understand and that for autistic individuals, in particular, the timing of this and the content is often not appropriate or sufficient. Some research findings demonstrate that the autistic population show greater diversity in the expression of their sexuality and gender identity than the non-autistic population and autistic females particularly, report higher levels of sexual abuse or relationships that they later regret. This paper identifies some of the issues that autistic individuals might face and suggests some ways forward. En ligne : https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bild/gap/2024/00000025/00000002/art00006  [...] Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=543 [article] Sexuality and autism: understanding the issues and designing effective support [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Abigail BALDWIN-WARD, Auteur . - p.33-40. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Good Autism Practice - GAP > 25-2 (October 2024) . - p.33-40 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The majority of humans experience confusion and anxiety around their sexuality, especially if and when they embark on a sexual relationship with another person. There are issues around consent, knowledge of what is appropriate and when, what might signal abuse, and the motivation of the other person involved. For an autistic individual, there are other factors at play. In this paper, Abigail argues that past and current sexuality and relationship education in schools has not addressed many of the key areas that young people need to understand and that for autistic individuals, in particular, the timing of this and the content is often not appropriate or sufficient. Some research findings demonstrate that the autistic population show greater diversity in the expression of their sexuality and gender identity than the non-autistic population and autistic females particularly, report higher levels of sexual abuse or relationships that they later regret. This paper identifies some of the issues that autistic individuals might face and suggests some ways forward. En ligne : https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bild/gap/2024/00000025/00000002/art00006  [...] Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=543

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