Unit:
Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy and PsychologyLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Dissertation committee:
Φιλοσοφική Σχολή
Τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας
Εποπτεύουσα: Α. Γενά, Καθηγήτρια Ειδικής Αγωγής,
Φαίη Αντωνίου, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια Ειδικής Αγωγής
Ασημίνα Μ. Ράλλη, Αναπληρώτρια καθηγήτρια Εξελικτικής Ψυχολογίας
Χρήστος Παρθένης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Παιδαγωγικής ΕΚΠΑ
Σ. Τάνταρος Καθηγητής Αναπτυξιακής Ψυχολογίας στο Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας της Φιλοσοφικής Σχολής του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών
Α. Αργυροπούλου, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών
Α. Παπακωνσταντίνου, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή του Εθνικού & Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών
Original Title:
Σεξουαλική Εκπαίδευση και η συνάφειά της με την μείωση της προβληματικής συμπεριφοράς σε έφηβους με Διαταραχή Αυτιστικού Φάσματος
Translated title:
Sexual Education and its impact on the decrease of problem behavior in adolescents with ASD
Summary:
The transition from adolescence to adulthood may be a challenging period for all young people, yet, for youth with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) it may present some additional challenges. Developing a more coherent sense of the self, defining one’s values and having a sexual awakening are all important processes for the passage from youth to an adult life. People with ASD have difficulties in the aforementioned areas and also face additional risks for sexual exploitation or even abuse. Those challenges underline the importance of sexual education for individuals with ASD. The aim of this case study is to systematically investigate the effectiveness of a behavior analytic intervention in helping four adolescents and young adults with ASD improve in the area of sexual behavior and at the same time minimize their inappropriate behavior. Specifically: (a) to develop a verbal repertoire pertaining to adolescence and sexuality, (b) to improve personal hygiene skills, (c) to develop or improve self-satisfaction related to sexual expression, (d) to decrease inappropriate behavior pertaining to sexuality, and (e) to train the father to undertake a part of the intervention that would be unethical for the researcher to contact—monitor the participant’s masturbation practices. The findings of the present study showed that a systematic behavioral-analytic intervention can effectively help adolescents and young adults with ASD to improve their sexual cognition and behavior and at the same time to eliminate or minimize their inappropriate sexual behavior.
Main subject category:
Education - Sport science
Keywords:
Autistic spectrum disorder, Sexual education, Behavioral problems, Applied behavioral analysis , Greece
Number of references:
326
