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Title: Opinions and Attitudes of Parents and Students for Sexual Development, Sexual Behavior and Gender Identity of Persons with Autism in the Republic of Macedonia
Authors: Mladenovska, Bisera
Trajkovski, Vladimir 
Keywords: persons with autism, sexuality, sexual behavior, sexual needs, sexual development, sexual education
Issue Date: 2010
Publisher: Faculty of Philosophy, UKIM, Skopje, Macedonia
Source: Mladenovska B, Trajkovski V. Opinions and Attitudes of Parents and Students for Sexual Development, Sexual Behavior and Gender Identity of Persons with Autism in the Republic of Macedonia. J Spec Educ Rehab 2010; 11(1-2):7-24.
Journal: Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Abstract: Persons with autism can experience severe issues during the puberty and adolescence resulting from the changes that occur in their body. People with autism are sexual beings. They have sexual needs and desires as other people. Sexual development is part of the overall development of their personality. The main objective of this research was to present sexual development, sexual behavior, and sexual identity among persons with autism. Furthermore, we determined the views and opinions of the parents and students, special educators and rehabilitators, about children with autism. Basic tasks of this research were: to determine whether persons with autism have a clear picture and concept of their sexuality, whether the parents discuss this topic with their children, whether and how persons with autism know what sex is, what is contraception, unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases or intimate parts of the body, whether they show some kind of sexual behavior, and whether the parents and students should be educated regarding the sexual development, behavior, and sexual identity of persons with autism. The survey was conducted over a period of almost 3 months, which included 94 respondents. Obtained data was collected, grouped, tabled, and processed with the standard statistical program Microsoft Office Excel 2003, applying χ2 tests and Fisher's Еxact test. Statistical important difference was at the level of p<0.05. From the analysis and interpretation of the results, we can conclude that in Macedonian families and schools there is a very small extent or no existence of communication between the parents and professionals with persons with autism about sexual development, sexual behavior, and sexual identity. Persons with autism have very little or no general knowledge about sexuality.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/838
Appears in Collections:Faculty of Philosophy 04: Journal Articles / Статии во научни списанија

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