IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Gifty Joel; Venkat Lakshmi H.

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2017

PARENTS’ PRACTICES IN IMPARTING SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: AN INTERVENTION STUDY

Gifty Joel, Venkat Lakshmi H.

Abstract :

Children with autism experience typical sexual development, but may lack necessary knowledge and self care skills. Parents ought to train them in aspects of sexual health, but they feel incompetent. A self structured scale was used to assess the practices of parents in imparting sexual health education to children with autism. The sample consisted of 100 parents (50 in control group and 50 in experimental group). The present study used the quasi experimental method and intervention was provided to the parents of the experimental group for a period of eight weeks– on techniques to impart sexual health education. Post test results revealed that parents of the control group did not improve much in their practices, while notable improvement was observed among the parents of the experimental group– indicating that parents of the experimental group are practicing different techniques to impart sexual health education to their children, proving that the intervention program was effective. ^{< clear="all" style="page–eak–before:always;mso–eak–type:section–eak" />}