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Autism Vox

Archive for the ‘Sexuality’ Category

June 3rd, 2008

An Argument about “Difference” and “Deviance”

Professor Stanley Fish of Florida International University, in Miami and dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, opens a post about “norms and deviations” on his New York Times blog by citing a letter published in Time magazine:
A letter published in the May 26 issue […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 22 comments

March 14th, 2008

Study on Adult Sexuality in Autistic Individuals: Response from the Researchers

A post here on adult sexuality in autistic individuals led to a very interesting exchange, including critique of the survey itself. The survey is being conducted by the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System is and the University of New Brunswick and the researchers have sent me a response (see below, after […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 8 comments

February 11th, 2008

Study on Adult Sexuality in Autistic Individuals

The North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System is doing a joint project with the University of New Brunswick on Adult Sexuality for individuals between 21 and 65 who fall into the Autism Spectrum. Individuals can participate in the study via a confidential online survey. Here is some more information:
The purpose of this study is […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 20 comments

September 7th, 2007

Cries For Help: Mother Abandons Teenaged Son to State

A few days ago, I asked, What is ‘best’ when there’s autism in the family?, in regard to an article in the September 2nd Arizona Republic is specifically about a family’s decision to place one of their six children, Colin Abernethy, in a group home to “save” their family. A similar story appears in today’s […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 5 comments

January 5th, 2007

Success for All Children of All Differences

A decision by Palm Beach city commissioners to allow a gay and lesbian community center, Compass, Inc., to take over the Mid-County Senior Center building in Lake Worth (FL), instead of a charter school for children with disabilities including ADHD and autism, has led to an exchange of letters in the Palm Beach Post. On […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 3 comments