Brief Report: Sexual Attraction and Relationships in Adolescents with Autism

Past research suggests more variation in sexual attraction in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using clinical samples. This study utilised a population representative group of 14/15 year olds from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Ninety-four adolescents (73 males, 21 females) with ASD an...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2017-06, Vol.47 (6), p.1910-1916
Main Authors: May, Tamara, Pang, Ken C., Williams, Katrina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent sexuality
Adolescents
Analysis
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder - physiopathology
Autism Spectrum Disorder - psychology
Autistic adolescents
Autistic children
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Bisexuality
Brief Report
Child
Child and School Psychology
Children
Female
Females
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Health aspects
Health risk assessment
Humans
Interpersonal Attraction
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Males
Neurosciences
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Population studies
Psychology
Public Health
Sexual attraction
Sexual behavior
Sexual Orientation
Sexuality
Surveys
Teenagers
Uncertainty
Youth
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Summary:Past research suggests more variation in sexual attraction in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using clinical samples. This study utilised a population representative group of 14/15 year olds from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Ninety-four adolescents (73 males, 21 females) with ASD and 3454 (1685 males, 1675 females) without self-reported on sexual attraction and past sexual relationships. Females with ASD reported lower rates of heterosexual preference (adjusted odds ratio: 0.14, p  
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-017-3092-6