Sexual knowledge and victimization in adults with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2185-2196

  Brown Lavoie, S M ^a   Viecili, M A ^a   Weiss, J A ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism spectrum disorders; Education; Sexual knowledge; Sexual victimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM QUOTIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIM; KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906315640     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2093-y     Document Type: Article

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