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- Title
The Extent and Nature of Autistic People's Violence Experiences During Adulthood: A Cross-sectional Study of Victimisation.
- Authors
Gibbs, Vicki; Hudson, Jennie; Pellicano, Elizabeth
- Abstract
This study investigated the extent and nature of violence experiences reported by autistic adults. Autistic (n = 118) and non-autistic (n = 110) adults completed a questionnaire about their experiences of sexual harassment, stalking and harassment, sexual violence and physical violence since the age of 15. Autistic adults reported higher rates of all violence types, multiple forms of violence and repeated instances of the same type of violence. Typical gender differences in the patterns of violence (more physical violence reported by men and more sexual violence reported by women) were apparent in the non-autistic but not the autistic group. Findings add to the limited research in this area and highlight the need to identify risk and protective factors. Policy and practice implications are also discussed.
- Subjects
CROSS-sectional method; VIOLENCE; PATIENTS' attitudes; SEX distribution; AUTISM; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTIMS; POLICY sciences
- Publication
Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 2023, Vol 53, Issue 9, p3509
- ISSN
0162-3257
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10803-022-05647-3