Sexuality education for individuals with autism spectrum disorder is one of the most clinically important and consistently underaddressed areas in ABA practice. Despite extensive evidence that individuals with ASD are vulnerable to exploitation, face challenges navigating social-sexual contexts, and have the same sexual development needs as their neurotypical peers, many ABA programs do not include sexuality education as a component of the curriculum.
Provider: Autism Partnership Foundation
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Join Free →Sexuality education for individuals with autism spectrum disorders is an important, but often overlooked part of teaching. This talk reviews the need for sexuality education as it pertains particularly to challenges related to autism. It highlights behaviour analytic teaching methods and how to apply these to teaching sexuality skills. This talk emphasizes evidence-based teaching and individualization of targets to ensure effective teaching.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
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| BACB | 1 | General |
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