COVER -- Asperger's Syndrome and Sexuality: From Adolescence through Adulthood -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword by Tony Attwood -- Introduction -- PART I: EXPLORING SEXUALITY AND ASPERGER'S SYNDROME -- 1. Asperger's Syndrome and sexual development -- Asperger's Syndrome -- Sexuality and Asperger's Syndrome -- Puberty -- Contraception -- Social influences -- Sexual behaviour -- 2. Inappropriate sexual behaviours: Comprehension and intervention -- Precipitating and maintaining factors -- Understanding inappropriate sexual behaviours -- Restricted interests and sexual obsessions -- Masturbation -- Sexual assault and criminal acts -- Sexual delinquency -- Conclusion -- 3. Social skills -- Tools to improve social skills -- Visual contact -- Affective behaviours -- Communication -- Emotions -- Automatic thoughts -- Theory of mind -- Conclusion -- 4. Sexual diversity and gender identity -- Sexual diversity -- Sexual orientation -- Gender identity -- 5. Couples, intimacy, and sexuality -- Intimacy -- Sexual desire -- Affective communication -- Couple dynamics -- Empathy -- Sexual intimacy -- 6. The sociosexual education programme -- Sexual education programmes -- The structure of the sociosexual education programme for individuals with Asperger's Syndrome -- How the sociosexual education programme helps individuals with Asperger's Syndrome -- Evaluation of the programme and results -- PART 2: PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIOSEXUAL SKILLS -- Introduction: How to use the programme -- Workshop 1: Assessment and introduction to the programme (60 minutes) -- Workshop 2 : Introduction to sexuality and communication exercises -- Workshop 3: Love and friendship -- Workshop 4: Physiological aspects of sexuality -- Workshop 5: Sexual relations and other sexual behaviours -- Workshop 6: Emotions -- Workshop 7: STDs,HIV, and prevention.

Workshop 8: Sexual orientation -- Workshop 9: Alcohol, drugs, and sexuality -- Workshop 10: Sexual abuse and inappropriate sexual behaviours -- Workshop 11: Sexism and violence in romantic relationships -- Workshop 12: Managing emotions, theory of mind, and intimacy -- Appendix: The sexual profile of adults with Asperger's Syndrome:The need for support and intervention -- Study -- Results -- Discussion -- Further analyses -- The need for education and support -- References, further reading, and resources -- Subject index -- Author index.