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Item Sexuality and autistic-like symptoms in juvenile sex offenders: A follow-up after 8 years(Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2016) Baarsma, M. E., Boonmann, C., Hart-Kerkhoffs, L. A., Graaf, H., Doreleijers, T. A., Vermeiren, R. R., & Jansen, L. M.Juveniles who have committed a sexual offense (JSOs) are thought to have abnormal sexual development, as well as increased ASD symptoms. In the current study, sexual development and behavior, as well as stability of ASD-like symptoms were assessed in a sample of 44 male JSOs (mean age 24.7 ± 1.5 years) 8 years after their sexual offence. JSOs exhibited less knowledge of sexuality, less positive attitudes towards pornography and more often reported having been a victim of verbal sexual intimidation than a matched normal population sample. ASD symptoms were relatively stable over the 8 years follow-up, indicating that social difficulties in JSOs may be part of life-long autistic-like traits. However, ASD symptoms were not related to alterations in sexual development or behavior. (Author Abstract)