Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Promotion with Autistic Youth / SIECCAN. - Toronto, ON ; Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN), 2023. - 39 pages.

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Section 1: the importance of sexual health promotion with autistic youth -- Section 2: Barriers to sexual health promotion for autistic youth -- Section 3: Core principles for the effective sexual health promotion of autistic youth -- Section 4: Guidelines for sexual health promotion for autistic youth -- References

Autistic youth and disabled youth in Canada are underserved with respect to provisions of quality sexual health information and services tailored to their needs. The overarching goal of the Enhancing Effective Sexual Health Promotion for Autistic and Disabled Youth project is to improve service providers' knowledge and skills to effectively promote the sexual health and well-being of 1) Autistic youth and 2) disabled youth with physical disabilities. To achieve this goal, SIECCAN is developing two capacity-building toolkits for service providers focused on the sexual health needs of Autistic youth and youth with physical disabilities, respectively. The following Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Promotion with Autistic Youth is one component of the capacity-building toolkit focused on the needs of Autistic youth, which also includes a guide for service providers and resources for Autistic youth. The Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Promotion with Autistic Youth aims to inform policy and program decision-makers about the importance of promoting sexual health with Autistic youth. Further, this document provides recommendations to help guide policy and program decision-makers in taking action to enhance sexual health promotion with Autistic youth.


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