Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Nursing Care Research Group, Sant Pau Biomedical Research Institute (IIB SANT PAU), 08041 Barcelona, Spain.
Health Center La Serra, Catalan Health Institute, 08208 Sabadell, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 31;20(3):2497. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032497.
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present several different characteristics that predispose them to greater difficulties with intimate emotional and sexual relationships. This qualitative study uncovers the perspective of education and healthcare professionals on the affective and sexual needs of young people with ASD by analysing their narratives in semi-structured focus group sessions. Professionals highlight the inadequate training they receive in this aspect of health. They consider it should be commonplace for professionals working with autistic people as it would aid their collaborative efforts when treating children and adolescents with ASD. They show that, by working together with the families to establish joint objectives, these professionals can appropriately address sex and affective education, preventing risky behaviours among young people with ASD, and improving the interactions these individuals have with others. Sex and affective education is described as an indispensable tool at this stage of development and should be specially adapted for those with ASD.
自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）患者表现出多种不同的特征，使他们在亲密的情感和性关系方面面临更大的困难。本定性研究通过对教育和医疗保健专业人员在半结构化焦点小组会议上的叙述进行分析，揭示了他们对 ASD 年轻人情感和性需求的看法。专业人员强调他们在这方面的健康知识培训不足。他们认为，为与自闭症患者一起工作的专业人员提供这方面的培训是很常见的，因为这有助于他们在治疗 ASD 儿童和青少年时共同努力。他们表明，通过与家庭合作，设定共同的目标，这些专业人员可以适当地开展性和情感教育，防止 ASD 青少年的危险行为，并改善这些人与他人的互动。性和情感教育被描述为这个发展阶段不可或缺的工具，应该特别为 ASD 患者量身定制。
