Educação sexual de jovens autistas: vivências acerca da sexualidade e educação sexual

Abstract

The sexual development is inherent a every human being and is a process measured by many challenges,mainly for people in the autistic spectrum, since the sexuality of autistic young people is highly stigmatized and marginalized by society and guardians. ASD is a development neurobiological disorder and their principals characteristics are deficits in communication and social interaction, which make the knowledge of sexuality more complex, since the experience of sexuality permeates social interaction skills. For this reason, the main objective of this study is identify the perception of young people diagnosed with ASD about the role of sexual education as a potentiating tool for the healthy development of this audience's sexuality. The methodology adopted for the elaboration of this study is descriptive and exploratory, accomplished through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using a quali-quantitative approach. This research is aimed at all public who are interested in the topic raised, having as the majority autistic people, people in charge and professionals involved in the intervention of children, young people and adults with autism. Considering that the development of research on autism and sexuality is fundamental for the construction of behavioral intervention strategies for teaching sexual education, the present work has satisfactory and interesting results.