“…For instance, TZ, the subject of two of the cases we discuss below, was diagnosed with mild learning disabilities, atypical autism and hyperactivity disorder. While a significant body of research concerns the lawful sexual expression of the learning disabled (Curtsy and Kelson, 2011;McGuire, 2011;Richards et al, 2009), there is a paucity of studies focused on those diagnosed with ASD/ND (Mackenzie & Watts, 2013). This means that the prominent judicial concern to find a workable and manageable test for consent to sex evident in these cases risks privileging administrative convenience over the need for a test which is sensitive to current sexual practices, as well as to the sexual rights and vulnerabilities of those diagnosed with LD/ASD/ND whose capacity is in question.…”