autistic and adhd sexual abuse resources

Autistic and ADHD Sexual Abuse Resources

This is not an exhaustive list; however, it may be a good start:

Choice Support – how sexual violence can affect people with learning disabilities and autistic people

RESPOND – supports people with learning disabilities, autism or both who have experienced trauma in their lives

SARSAS – Learning disability and Autism support

AUTISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE – Sexual Victimization in Autism

Stop it now – Have you been abused?

One in Four – support survivors to recover and heal from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, and trauma

Sexual Abuse and ADHD – Sexual abuse and ADHD Resources

TACA – Risk Reduction Strategies for Physical and Sexual Abuse

ASERT – USA organisation with a HUGE article/resource section – Be Safe Resource Collection

National Autistic Society – Safeguarding Young People on the Autism Spectrum (Downloadable PDF)

Autism and ADHD Articles

These articles are not peer-reviewed and are in the public domain, so make sure you question their findings/opinions for yourself and do some more research on anything that hits home:

Prevalence of Victimisation in Autistic Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Disability Hate crime statistics

Evidence That Nine Autistic Women Out of Ten Have Been Victims of Sexual Violence

The Tragic Truth About Sexual Abuse and Autism

Experiences of interpersonal victimisation and abuse among autistic people

Post-traumatic stress disorder and experiences involving violence or sexual abuse in a clinical sample of autistic adults with intellectual disabilities

Child sexual abuse: keeping autistic children and teenagers safe

How Does Autism Affect the Processing of Child Sexual Abuse Trauma?

How to Protect a Child With Autism From Sexual Abuse

Predictors of Sexual Victimization Among Autistic and Non-Autistic College Students

Sexual Abuse Online – Helping My Autistic Child

The Effects of Child Sexual Abuse on Children with Austim

The Link Between ADHD and the Risk of Sexual Victimization Among College Women

ADHD: More than half of women with ADHD have experienced Sexual Victimization

Children with ADHD have considerably greater odds of being victimized in reported sexual crimes

Adolescent Sexual Victimization, ADHD Symptoms, and Risky Sexual Behavior (PDF Download)

ADHD and Sexual Victimization

You can see a long list of support resources and links, a NSPCC FAQ, and a what can I do section.