How Does Autism Affect the Processing of Child Sexual Abuse Trauma?
| dc.contributor.author | Carbajal, J., & Praetorius, R. T. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-25T16:20:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-25T16:20:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | There is extensive research on child sexual abuse (CSA) (Juye, Trickett, & Negriff, 2010; Katz & Hershkowitz, 2010; Negriff, Noll, Shenk, Putnam, & Trickett, 2010; Noll-Hussong et al., 2010). However, an area that has been neglected is the CSA of children with neurodevelopmental disorders (ND); this case study looked at autism (Bilgin & Kucuk, 2010; Hoover, 2015; Kerns, Newschaffer, & Berkowitz, 2015; Khetrapal, 2010; Sevlever, Roth, & Gillis, 2013). Children with autism are at higher risk because of their functional impairment in social interaction, social communication, and symbolic imagination (Aylott, 2010; Chown, 2010; Subramanyam, Mukherjee, Dave, & Chavda, 2019). Differential diagnosis might be a major concern, as the symptoms might appear to be those of autism, and the treatment plan might not be for the actual problem (Hoover, 2015). Thus, the warning signs of abuse might be interpreted or misinterpreted as autistic symptoms. Therefore, children with autism who have experienced CSA might rarely receive treatment because many clinicians are not trained to work with them (Khetrapal, 2010). The purpose of this case study, which uses secondary qualitative data, is to explore how a child with autism interprets and processes being sexually abused. We explore the similarities and differences of how a child with autism experiences CSA as compared to children without autism. Though much is known about CSA as experienced by children without autism, the literature is limited on how the experience of CSA is further complicated for children with autism (Hoover, 2015; Kerns, Newschaffer, & Berkowitz, 2015). A brief overview of what is known about the experience of CSA for children without autism is presented, covering the prevalence and the effects of CSA. What little is known about CSA among children with autism is also presented, along with an overview of autism. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Carbajal, J., & Praetorius, R. T. (2020). How Does Autism Affect the Processing of Child Sexual Abuse Trauma?. Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice, 5(1), 4. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1074&context=jhstrp | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/4843 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice | en_US |
| dc.subject | child sexual abuse | en_US |
| dc.subject | trauma | en_US |
| dc.subject | autism | en_US |
| dc.subject | research | en_US |
| dc.title | How Does Autism Affect the Processing of Child Sexual Abuse Trauma? | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |