Table 2 Dimensions and associated questions
Dimensions | Questions for FAMILIES | Questions for AUTISTIC PEOPLE |
|---|---|---|
Adolescence and family | What was or is adolescence like for your child? And for you as a family? | What was your adolescence like? How did your family and the people around you help you? |
Behaviour and interpersonal relationships | How does your child relate to others? What aspects have you worked on to foster the most adaptive behaviours? Has your child had any romantic relationships or sexual experiences? | How do you deal with relationships with other people? How do you make and maintain friends? Have you ever had a romantic relationship with anyone? |
Affective-sexual education and training | How have you worked on the subject of affectivity and sexuality with your child? What problems have you identified? How have they been addressed? | How did you learn to relate better with people? Do you think you know a lot about sexuality? Where did you learn all this? |
Affectivity and sexuality as experienced by people with ASD | Do you think that young people diagnosed with ASD have different affective and sexual behaviour than other adolescents? What concerns do you have in this respect? What support do these children have or should they have to be able to develop in this area? | Has anything unpleasant or unwanted happened to you while in a romantic or sexual relationship? What concerns you in these relationships? Who helps you when you have questions or problems? |