Pecora Laura A, Hooley Merrilyn, Sperry Laurie, Mesibov Gary B, Stokes Mark A
Department of Psychology, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of General Psychiatry and Psychology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, 450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2021 Mar;44(1):111-124. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2020.11.009.
This article reviews relevant literature on sexuality in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Findings reveal a growing awareness of desire for sexual and intimate relationships in individuals with ASD. However, core impairments of ASD lead to difficulties establishing requisite knowledge and skills necessary to attain a healthy sexuality and facilitate relationships. Consequently, individuals with ASD present with increased risk of engaging in inappropriate sexual behaviors and sexual victimization than their typically developing peers. The literature asserts the need to implement effective sexual education programs to assist in development of healthy sexual identity and relationships that meet each individual's needs.
本文综述了关于自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）个体性取向的相关文献。研究结果表明，人们越来越意识到ASD个体对性和亲密关系的渴望。然而，ASD的核心缺陷导致他们难以掌握获得健康性取向和促进人际关系所需的必要知识和技能。因此，与发育正常的同龄人相比，ASD个体出现不当性行为和性侵害的风险更高。文献主张有必要实施有效的性教育项目，以帮助培养符合每个人需求的健康性身份和人际关系。
