Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 Sep;53(9):3509-3524. doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05647-3. Epub 2022 Jul 11.
This study investigated the extent and nature of violence experiences reported by autistic adults. Autistic (n = 118) and non-autistic (n = 110) adults completed a questionnaire about their experiences of sexual harassment, stalking and harassment, sexual violence and physical violence since the age of 15. Autistic adults reported higher rates of all violence types, multiple forms of violence and repeated instances of the same type of violence. Typical gender differences in the patterns of violence (more physical violence reported by men and more sexual violence reported by women) were apparent in the non-autistic but not the autistic group. Findings add to the limited research in this area and highlight the need to identify risk and protective factors. Policy and practice implications are also discussed.
本研究调查了自闭症成年人报告的暴力经历的程度和性质。118 名自闭症成年人和 110 名非自闭症成年人完成了一份问卷，内容涉及他们自 15 岁以来遭受性骚扰、跟踪和骚扰、性暴力和身体暴力的经历。自闭症成年人报告的所有暴力类型、多种形式的暴力和同一类型的暴力重复发生的比例都更高。在非自闭症成年人中，暴力模式中明显存在典型的性别差异（男性报告更多的身体暴力，女性报告更多的性暴力），但在自闭症成年人中则没有。研究结果增加了该领域有限的研究，并强调了识别风险和保护因素的必要性。还讨论了政策和实践的影响。
