Autism, Sexuality, and Postsecondary Education

• By: Laura J. Albee, DSW, LCSW, BCBA, LBA Julie Piepenbring, PhD, LCSW Stephen Monroe Tomczak, PhD, LMSW Esther Howe, DSW/PhD, LCSW Southern CT State University
• April 1st, 2017
• college, high functioning, relationships, sexuality, spring 2017 issue
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Approximately 50,000 students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will turn 18 (Autism Speaks, 2012) with many high functioning ASD students completing high school in anticipation of enrolling in, and graduating from postsecondary institutions (Camarena & Sarigiani, 2009; Chiang, Cheung,...

Autism, Sexuality, and Education

• By: Laura J. Albee, DSW, LCSW, BCBA, LBA Stephen Monroe Tomczak, PhD, LMSW Esther Howe, DSW/PhD, LCSW Julie Piepenbring, PhD, LCSW Southern CT State University
• January 1st, 2017
• education, problem behaviors, research, sexuality, winter 2017 issue
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Practitioners often construct their programs of research around their clinical practice. Indeed, this is the case with this inquiry. Several years ago, Albee and Piepenbring had the opportunity to work with K, a 19-year-old Caucasian male with a complicated, and well-documented neuropsychiatric...