
Adults with autism are at a higher risk of sexual victimization than adults without, due to lack of sex education, but with improved interventions that focus on sexual knowledge and skill building, the risk could be reduced, according to a study. ‘Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder gain more of their sexual knowledge from external sources such as the internet and the television whereas social sources would include parents, teachers and peers,’ says one author.
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