Adolescent Boys with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Experience of Sexuality: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Dewinter, Jeroen; Van Parys, Hanna; Vermeiren, Robert; van Nieuwenhuizen, Chijs
Titel	Adolescent Boys with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Experience of Sexuality: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 21 (2017) 1, S.75-82 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361315627134
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Males; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Sexuality; Phenomenology; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Asperger Syndrome; Data Interpretation; Diagnostic Tests; Observation; Self Concept; Foreign Countries; Netherlands; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Autismus; Sexualität; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Qualitative Forschung; Asperger-Syndrom; Data evaluation; Datenauswertung; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Beobachtung; Selbstkonzept; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	This qualitative study explored how adolescent boys with autism spectrum disorder experience their sexuality. Previous research has demonstrated that sexuality is a developmental task for boys with autism spectrum disorder, as it is for their peers. Case studies have suggested a relation between autism spectrum disorder and atypical sexual development; empirical studies on this subject, however, are scant and inconsistent. This study is based on interviews with eight boys, aged 16-20 years, with Asperger's disorder or autistic disorder. Interpretative phenomenological analysis of the data revealed three major themes relating to (a) how they experience sexual feelings, think about sexuality and think about themselves as sexual beings; (b) how they perceive messages relating to sexuality in their surroundings; and (c) how they experience finding and having a partner and partnered sex. We believe that attention to these themes is needed in assessment, education and further research. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01