Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi all, I have a 14 year old son who is autistic, high function.
My question is: how do you explain what sexual assault is and what sexual assault is not?
I know this is a difficult subject for most but i need to be able to explain to my son when something is NOT a sexual assault as he seems to believe that any form of touch is a sexual assault.
We have attempted to explain this to him the best we can and we understand that he has difficulties in understanding this but i need to be able to protect him from this but also protect others from false accusations as i am worried that he is going to get someone in a lot of trouble.
Any advise would be greatly received. Thank you
Hi Parent,
You might find the following page on the NAS website helpful: http://www.autism.org.uk/about/communication/sex-education.aspx
If you have further questions you may like to contact our Autism Helpline team who may be able to help. They can provide you with information and advice. You can call them on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 3pm).Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an advisor.
Please see the following link for further information:
http://www.autism.org.uk/services/helplines/main.aspx
Kind regards,
Heather - Mod