Abstract

HERVAS, Amaia  and  PONT, Carlota. Desarrollo afectivo-sexual en las personas con trastornos del espectro autista. Medicina (B. Aires) [online]. 2020, vol.80, suppl.2, pp.7-11. ISSN 0025-7680.

Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental disorders that affect social communication and present repetitive, stereotyped and inflexible behaviour. A third of the people with a diagnosis of ASD also have intellectual disability associated and two thirds present an intellectual capacity within the average range. The nuclear autistic and others associated symptoms can affect the affective and sexual development. This article exposes which are the problems people with ASD present in the affective and sexual development, the most frequently described and brief guides for evaluation and support for an adequate affective-sexual development in people with ASD.

Keywords : Autism; Autistic spectrum disorders; Sexuality; Affectivity; Adult; Romantic relationships.

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