Hannah Laura A, Stagg Steven D
Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, CB1 PT1, Cambridge, UK.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2016 Dec;46(12):3678-3687. doi: 10.1007/s10803-016-2906-2.
The research investigated feelings towards sex education and sexual awareness in young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Data were generated from the sexual knowledge, experiences, feelings and needs questionnaire (McCabe et al. 1999), the sexual awareness questionnaire (Snell et al. 1991) and semi-structured interviews. Twenty typically developing and 20 ASD individuals participated. Feelings toward sex education did not differ between the groups, but the groups differed significantly on measures of sexual awareness. Negative experiences of sex education and issues of vulnerability, social anxiety, and confused sexuality were prominent features of the qualitative interviews. This report suggest that mainstream sex and relationship education is not sufficient for people with ASD, specific methods and curricular are necessary to match their needs.
该研究调查了患有自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）的年轻人对性教育和性意识的看法。数据来自性知识、经历、感受和需求问卷（麦凯布等人，1999年）、性意识问卷（斯内尔等人，1991年）以及半结构化访谈。20名发育正常的人和20名患有自闭症谱系障碍的人参与了研究。两组对性教育的看法没有差异，但在性意识测量方面两组存在显著差异。性教育的负面经历以及易受伤害、社交焦虑和性取向困惑等问题是定性访谈的突出特征。本报告表明，主流的性与关系教育对患有自闭症谱系障碍的人来说是不够的，需要特定的方法和课程来满足他们的需求。
