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Sexual Knowledge and Victimization in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Brown-Lavoie, S. M., Viecili, M. A., Weiss, J. A.·2014·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
DOI 10.1007/s10803-014-2093-yPMC PMC4131130
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There is a significant gap in understanding the risk of sexual victimization in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and the variables that contribute to risk. Age appropriate sexual interest, limited sexual knowledge and experiences, and social deficits, may place adults with ASD at increased risk. Ninety-five adults with ASD and 117 adults without ASD completed questionnaires regarding sexual knowledge sources, actual knowledge, perceived knowledge, and sexual victimization. Individuals with ASD obtained less of their sexual knowledge from social sources, more sexual knowledge from non-social sources, had less perceived and actual knowledge, and experienced more sexual victimization than controls. The increased risk of victimization by individuals with ASD was partially mediated by their actual knowledge. The link between knowledge and victimization has important clinical implications for interventions.

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Fig. 1 Model of relationship among group, actual knowledge, perceived knowledge, total social sources, and victimization. Note Values presented are coefficients and standard errors after controlling for sex. * p ≤ .05; ** p ≤ .001
Fig. 1 Model of relationship among group, actual knowledge, perceived knowledge, total social sources, and victimization. Note Values presented are coefficients and standard errors after controlling for sex. * p ≤ .05; ** p ≤ .001CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Brown-Lavoie, S. M., Viecili, M. A., & Weiss, J. A.
Affiliations
York University (CA)
Corresponding author
Weiss, J. A.
ORCID
Weiss, J. A.
Venue
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2014-03-25
Volume
44
Issue
9
Pages
2185-2196
ISSN
  • 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3432
DOI
10.1007/s10803-014-2093-y
PMC
PMC4131130
OpenAlex
W2162795517
Cited by
308
References
60
Citations by year
2026: 18 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 32 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 5
FWCI
41.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • YorkSpace (York University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Autism Speaks
  • Sinneave Family Foundation
  • Health Canada
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, sexual victimization, sexual knowledge, autistic adults, perceived knowledge, actual knowledge, social dysfunction, sexual interest, risk factors, mediation
MeSH terms
Adult, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Female, Humans, Male, Knowledge, Sexuality, Crime Victims, Young Adult, Bullying

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