Choosing Goals Regarding Sexual Intimacy: Approaches for Sexual Education for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Abstract

Due to deficits in social communication, social skills training is a fundamental aspect of education for individuals with ASD. Acquiring social skills is necessary before more involved aspects of sexual education can be taught [18]. Resources for social skills are abundant and numerous behavioral interventions have been documented to increase social skills for people with ASD [19][20][21][22][23][24]. Social skills training is a vital aspect of sex education [25] and the latter is a lifelong process that should begin in early childhood [26].