Prevalence Incidence of Autism Related Child Sexual Assault: Narrative Review

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  • Elsi Rahmadani
  • Idris Adewale Ahmed

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https://doi.org/10.70135/seejph.vi.3334

Abstract

Introduction: People who have autism spectrum disorders (ASD) sometimes misinterpret nonverbal cues or react badly in conversations with others. Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder typically exhibit repetitive habits and developmental difficulties in their communication and interpersonal contact skills. People with autism report greater rates of sexual victimization, bullying, child abuse, and criminal victimization than people without autism. Children with autism have a number of difficulties that relate to speech and social interaction, which makes them more susceptible to child sexual abuse at an increased risk. Methods: A thorough examination of reference lists and scholarly web sources. A computerized search was carried out in the following databases: Web of Science, PubMed, Psych Info, and Google Scholar. Published works based on qualitative and quantitative research, including case studies, were chosen. Research on preventing sexual child abuse and screening for autism. A search for "cited by" articles was also conducted by looking through the reference lists of the papers that were obtained. To find pertinent articles, we lastly reached out to a number of subject-matter specialists. Kids with autism are the subject of Subjeck's study. Results: A selection of fourteen reports and publications were examined. All of the article data was categorized based on the frequency of sexual abuse of children with autism. Conclusions: Childhood autism spectrum disorders (ASD) were associated with a higher likelihood of self-reporting at age 18 having experienced coerced sexual abuse. This elevated risk, however, was mostly caused by a general neurodevelopmental problem component. For children and adolescents, coercive sexual victimization may be significantly increased by an individual's genetic susceptibility to autism-related general neurodevelopmental disorders.

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2025-01-08

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Rahmadani, E., & Ahmed, I. A. (2025). Prevalence Incidence of Autism Related Child Sexual Assault: Narrative Review. South Eastern European Journal of Public Health, 257–263. https://doi.org/10.70135/seejph.vi.3334

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