This module includes several videos on sexuality education for transition aged youth with ASD.
Articles on Gender Identity, Sexuality, & High Risk Behaviors for TAY diagnosed with ASD/ID:
American Academy of Pediatrics. (2005). Caring for Your School-Age Child Ages 5 to 12. American Academy of Pediatrics.
Ballan, M. S., & Freyer, M. B. Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adolescence, and Sexuality Education: Suggested Interventions for Mental Health Professionals. Sexuality and Disability, 1-13.
Beddows, N., & Brooks, R. (2015). Inappropriate sexual behaviour in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: what education is recommended and why. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 10, 282-289.
Chan, J., & John, R. M. (2012). Sexuality and sexual health in children and adolescents with autism. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 8(4), 306-315.
Chen, F., Grandjean, C., & Richard, S. (2016). Pharmacological management of inappropriate sexual behaviors in youth with autism spectrum disorder: A case study and review of the literature. Neuropsychiatrie de l’Enfance et de l’Adolescence, 64(3), 163-16.
Dewinter, J., Vermeiren, R., Vanwesenbeeck, I., Lobbestael, J., & Van Nieuwenhuizen, C. (2015). Sexuality in adolescent boys with autism spectrum disorder: Self-reported behaviours and attitudes. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(3), 731-741.
Dewinter, J., Van Parys, H., Vermeiren, R., & van Nieuwenhuizen, C. (2017). Adolescent boys with an autism spectrum disorder and their experience of sexuality: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Autism, 21(1), 75-82.
Fernandes, L. C., Gillberg, C. I., Cederlund, M., Hagberg, B., Gillberg, C., & Billstedt, E. (2016). Aspects of sexuality in adolescents and adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders in childhood. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 46(9), 3155-3165.
Grant, J. M., Mottet, L. A., Tanis, J., Herman, J. L., Harrison, J., & Keisling, M. (2010). National transgender discrimination survey report on health and health care. Washington, DC: National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
Gotham, K., Brunwasser, S. M., & Lord, C. (2015). Depressive and anxiety symptom trajectories from school age through young adulthood in samples with autism spectrum disorder and developmental delay. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 54(5), 369-376.
Holmes, L. G., Himle, M. B., Sewell, K. K., Carbone, P. S., Strassberg, D. S., & Murphy, N. A. (2014). Addressing sexuality in youth with autism spectrum disorders: current pediatric practices and barriers. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 35(3), 172-178.
Holmes, L. G., Himle, M. B., & Strassberg, D. S. (2016). Parental romantic expectations and parent–child sexuality communication in autism spectrum disorders. Autism, 20(6), 687-699.
Kalyva, E. (2010). Teachers’ perspectives of the sexuality of children with autism spectrum disorders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 4(3), 433-437.
Kerns, C. M., Kendall, P. C., Zickgraf, H., Franklin, M. E., Miller, J., & Herrington, J. (2015). Not to be overshadowed or overlooked: Functional impairments associated with comorbid anxiety disorders in youth with ASD. Behavior therapy, 46(1), 29-39.
Koegel, L. K., Detar, W. J., Fox, A., & Koegel, R. L. (2014). Romantic relationships, sexuality, and autism spectrum disorders. In Adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders (pp. 87-104). Springer New York.
Olson, K. R., Durwood, L., DeMeules, M., & McLaughlin, K. A. (2016). Mental health of transgender children who are supported in their identities. Pediatrics, peds-2015.
Olson-Kennedy, J., & Forcier, M. (2015). Overview of the management of gender nonconformity in children and adolescents. UpToDate November, 4.
Pecora, L. A., Mesibov, G. B., & Stokes, M. A. (2016). Sexuality in high-functioning autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 46(11), 3519-3556.
Simonoff, E., Pickles, A., Charman, T., Chandler, S., Loucas, T., & Baird, G. (2008). Psychiatric disorders in children with autism spectrum disorders: prevalence, comorbidity, and associated factors in a population-derived sample. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 47(8), 921-929.
Strang, J. F., Meagher, H., Kenworthy, L., de Vries, A. L., Menvielle, E., Leibowitz, S., … & Pleak, R. R. (2016). Initial clinical guidelines for co-occurring autism spectrum disorder and gender dysphoria or incongruence in adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 1-11.
Sullivan, A., & Caterino, L. C. (2008). Addressing the sexuality and sex education of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Education and Treatment of Children, 31(3), 381-394.
Takara, K., & Kondo, T. (2014). Autism spectrum disorder among first-visit depressed adult patients: diagnostic clues from backgrounds and past history. General hospital psychiatry, 36(6), 737-742.
Van Der Miesen, A. I., Hurley, H., & De Vries, A. L. (2016). Gender dysphoria and autism spectrum disorder: A narrative review. International Review of Psychiatry, 28(1), 70-80.
van Schalkwyk, G. I., Klingensmith, K., & Volkmar, F. R. (2015). Gender identity and autism spectrum disorders. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 88(1), 81.