Sexual well-being of a community sample of high-functioning adults on the autism spectrum who have been in a romantic relationship

Autism

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 418-433

  Byers, E Sandra ^a   Nichols, Shana ^b   Voyer, Susan D ^a   Reilly, Georgianna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b ASPIRE Center for Learning and Development   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; autism; relationships; sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; COGNITION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTURBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SEXUAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; RELATIONSHIPS; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; AGED; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879989139     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361311431950     Document Type: Article

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