Sexuality in high-functioning boys with autism .
Recruiting
- Conditions
- autismautism spectrum disorder10012562
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON39074
- Lead Sponsor
- GGZ Eindhoven (Eindhoven)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
male between 15 and 18 years old (up to and including 17)
diagnosed with Autism or Asperger's syndrome
ADI-R (Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised) algoritm: PDD-NOS criteria (Risi et al., 2006)
ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule) algoritm: Above cut-off for Autism spectrum disorder
TIQ> 70
Exclusion Criteria
positive psychotic symptoms, affecting reality-testing
limited mastering of Dutch language
first or second generation after migration form out of Western world
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Parameters are the amount of boys/young man that report or show specific<br /><br>behaviors, knowledge, attitudes, expectancies and needs. Focus will be on<br /><br>proportions and on relations between different factors. The frequencies based<br /><br>on the questionairres filled in by the participants will be compared with data<br /><br>of boys in the general population (gathered in another study) and with data<br /><br>gathered from the parents. Answers on the questions of the two questionairres<br /><br>and the derived scale-scores are the primary study parameters.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>none</p><br>