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Stalking, and social and romantic functioning among adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder

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posted on 2007-11-01, 00:00 authored by Mark StokesMark Stokes, N Newton, A Kaur
We examine the nature and predictors of social and romantic functioning in adolescents and adults with ASD. Parental reports were obtained for 25 ASD adolescents and adults (13–36 years), and 38 typical adolescents and adults (13–30 years). The ASD group relied less upon peers and friends for social (OR = 52.16, p < .01) and romantic learning (OR = 38.25, p < .01). Individuals with ASD were more likely to engage in inappropriate courting behaviours (χ2 df = 19 = 3168.74, p < .001) and were more likely to focus their attention upon celebrities, strangers, colleagues, and ex-partners (χ2 df = 5 = 2335.40, p < .001), and to pursue their target longer than controls (t = −2.23, df = 18.79, p < .05). These results show that the diagnosis of ASD is pertinent when individuals are prosecuted under stalking legislation in various jurisdictions.

History

Journal

Journal of autism and developmental disorders

Volume

37

Issue

10

Pagination

1969 - 1986

Publisher

Springer New York LLC

Location

United States

ISSN

0162-3257

eISSN

1573-3432

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2007, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC