Sexual Knowledge and Victimization in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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dc.contributor.authorBrown-Lavoie, Stephanie M.
dc.contributor.authorViecili, Michelle A.
dc.contributor.authorWeiss, Jonathan
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-10T14:47:42Z
dc.date.available2014-11-10T14:47:42Z
dc.date.issued2014-09
dc.descriptionDOI 10.1007/s10803-014-2093-yen_US
dc.description.abstractThere 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipOntario Mental Health Foundation, Canadian Institute for Health Research, NeuroDevNet, Sinneave Family Foundation, CASDA, Autism Speaks Canada, Health Canada, Spectrum of Hope Autism Foundation
dc.identifier.citationBrown-Lavoie, S. M., Viecili, M. A., & Weiss, J. A. (2014). Sexual Knowledge and Victimization in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(9), 2185-2196
dc.identifier.issn0162-3257
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/27993
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada*
dc.rights.articlehttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-014-2093-y
dc.rights.journalhttp://link.springer.com/journal/10803en_US
dc.rights.publisherhttp://www.springer.com/us/en_US
dc.subjectAutism Spectrum Disordersen_US
dc.subjectSexual Knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectSexual Victimizationen_US
dc.subjectAsperger Syndromeen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.titleSexual Knowledge and Victimization in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
dc.typeArticleen_US

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