Clinician’s Guide to Sexuality and Autism
A Guide to Sex Education for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- 1st Edition - October 14, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Jessica Cauchi, Peter Gerhardt, Justin B Leaf, Mary Jane Weiss
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 7 4 3 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 7 4 4 - 1
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Request a sales quoteClinician’s Guide to Sexuality and Autism: A Guide to Sex Education for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders is the first book to provide clinicians with comprehensive curriculum of sexuality education skills for people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Starting with the importance of teaching sexuality skills to people with autism, this book provides an outline and overview of the recommended teaching strategies (e.g., Behavioral Skills Training, Cool vs. Not Cool, video modeling). This book also reviews the fourteen skill domains directly related to sexuality, including the key skills one should acquire in each domain.
A timeline focusing on what skills should be targeted at what age and what skills to teach across the lifespan are also discussed. The curriculum covers domains that are often neglected in sex education for people with different disabilities in general (e.g. values, types of relationships, gender identity, or preferences). Additionally, this curriculum addresses component skills of sexuality in a way that allows early teaching to build upon areas of learning systematically over time, thus likely to have an improvement in teaching over time.
- Identifies the importance of sex education for autistic treatment
- Provides curriculum for teaching sex education to this clientele
- Includes skills relating to hygiene, online safety and abuse prevention
Behavior analysts (ABA), clinical supervisors, psychologists practicing in Autism
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Part One. Introduction and foundational material
- Chapter 1. Why is this book necessary?
- Sexual abuse, violence, and victimization
- Sexual rights and pleasure
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2. How to use this book
- When to start teaching sex education?
- Who should teach these skills?
- How to teach?
- Consent and assent
- Where should sex education be taught?
- Who should receive sex education?
- The use of peers
- Values and preference
- Other resources
- Final considerations
- Chapter 3. Interventions
- The interventions
- Conclusion
- Part Two. Curriculum
- Chapter 4. Age ranges
- Chapter 5. Body parts
- Body parts—bio
- Body parts—slang
- Chapter 6. Menstrual care
- Management of sanitary materials
- Tracking of cycle
- Chapter 7. Reproduction and birth control
- Reproductive system
- Birth control
- Chapter 8. Health and hygiene
- Hygiene
- Tolerates medical procedures
- Monitors health
- Puberty
- Chapter 9. Sexuality and the law
- Laws as a victim
- Laws as a Perpetrator
- Laws related to pornography
- Laws related to public acts
- Chapter 10. Online activity
- Privacy
- Social interactions
- Online navigation
- Chapter 11. Sexual acts
- Sexual acts
- Vocabulary
- Chapter 12. Consent
- Demonstrating consent
- Consent and assent recognition
- Chapter 13. Social skills
- Type of interactions
- Initiation of interactions
- Responding to interactions
- Making plans
- Communicating preferences
- Chapter 14. Sexual abuse prevention and reporting
- Functional protest
- Recall events
- Discrimination of people and events
- Safety assessment
- Abuse
- Chapter 15. Masturbation
- Privacy
- Toy and material management and hygiene
- Effective masturbation
- Chapter 16. Sexual orientation
- Recognition of sexual orientation
- Disclosure of sexual orientation
- Vocabulary related to sexual orientation
- Chapter 17. Gender identity
- Recognition of gender identity
- Disclosure of gender identity
- Vocabulary related to gender identity
- Chapter 18. Individual preferences
- Menstrual care
- Birth control
- Masturbation aids
- Dating activities
- Sexual acts
- Chapter 19. Types of relationships
- Types of relationships
- Expectations of relationships
- Chapter 20. Problem solving and critical thinking
- Planning ahead
- In-the-moment decisions
- Resources
- Appendix
- Chapter 21. Resources
- Online resources
- Teaching social skills
- Books about sex
- Books about puberty
- Chapter 22. Concluding thoughts
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 14, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 300
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323957434
- eBook ISBN: 9780323957441
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Jessica Cauchi
Dr. Jessica Cauchi is a behavior analyst that has worked with people on the autism spectrum for over 20 years. She resides in Ontario Canada. Jessica received her Ph.D. in Applied Behavior Analysis from Endicott College and is a doctoral level Board Certified Behavior Analyst, as well as a Certified Progressive Behavior Analyst – Autism Professional. Dr. Cauchi is interested in research and clinical practice in curriculum development and effective teaching practices in sexuality skills for persons on the autism spectrum, meaningful programming, rapport and assent, and progressive ABA. She has published work in these areas, as well as presented on these topics across Canada and internationally.
Affiliations and expertise
Atlas Behavior Consultation, Endicott College, CanadaPG
Peter Gerhardt
Peter Gerhardt, Ed.D., is the Executive Director of the EPIC School in Paramus, NJ. Dr. Gerhardt has over 40 years of experience utilizing the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis in support of adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders in educational, employment, residential and community-based settings. He is the author or co-author on a number of articles and book
chapters on the needs of adolescents and adults with ASD and has presented nationally and internationally on this topic. Dr. Gerhardt serves as Co-Chairman of the Scientific Council for the Organization for Autism Research and is on numerous professional advisory boards including the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. He currently serves as adjunct faculty in the Institute for Behavioral Studies at Endicott College. Dr. Gerhardt received his doctorate from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey’s Graduate School of Education.
Affiliations and expertise
The EPIC Programs, Endicott College, USAJB
Justin B Leaf
Justin Leaf, Ph.D., is the Executive Director for Autism Partnership Foundation and the Progressive Behavior Analyst Autism Council, the Associate Director for ABA Doctoral Studies at Endicott College, and the Executive Director for Contemporary Behavior Consultants. Justin received his doctorate degree in Behavioral Psychology from the Department of Applied Behavioral Science at the University of Kansas. His research interests include Progressive ABA, improving behavioral intervention, social behavior, and methodologies to improve the lives of autistic/individuals diagnosed with ASD. Justin has over 140 publications in either peer reviewed journals, books, or book chapters and has presented at both national and international professional conferences and invited events. Justin has served on numerous editorial boards for behavior analytic and autism journals. Justin career has been dedicated to improving the field of Applied Behavior Analysis and lives of Autistic individuals
Affiliations and expertise
Autism Partnership FoundationMW
Mary Jane Weiss
Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA is a licensed clinical psychologist, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and a licensed behavior analyst. She is the Director of Programs in Applied Behavior Analysis at Endicott College, where she oversees the Ph.D. in ABA and the master’s programs in ABA and in Autism and ABA. At Melmark, she is a Senior Director of Research.
Dr. Weiss is a regular presenter at national conferences and publishes frequently on ABA and its application to individuals with ASD. She is on the Board of Association for Science in Autism Treatment, is an advisor to the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, serves on the Scientific Council of the Organization for Autism Research, is on the Professional Advisory Board of Autism New Jersey, and is a regular contributor to the ABA Ethics Hotline.
Affiliations and expertise
Dean, Institute for Applied Behavioral Science, Endicott College, United StatesRead Clinician’s Guide to Sexuality and Autism on ScienceDirect