The Autism Spectrum Guide to Sexuality and Relationships: Understand Yourself and Make Choices that are Right for You

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Unravelling the complexities of relationships and sexuality, this straight-talking guide will help you to navigate the associated social, emotional and physical issues. Expert advice and real life examples give you the knowledge to reflect on your own sexuality, provide you with information on different types of relationship, and gives you the confidence to decide which type of relationship is right for you. Together with important information on sexual health, this book will help you to understand how to find and maintain a relationship of your choosing in a safe and enjoyable way. Exploring the often unspoken rules of sex and relationships, this book also covers often unaddressed topics, such as: · what sexual attraction looks and feels like · how to identify your own sexual identity and preferences (and how they may change) · what your rights are, and how to stay safe · having children, or choosing not to, the impact of this on relationships · how to recognise power imbalances within relationships, and what to do The Autism Spectrum Guide and Relationships to Sexuality contents Foreword by Wenn Lawson Foreword by Jeanette Purkis Introduction 1 - Overview of Relationships and Sexuality 2 - Gender 3 - Types of Sexuality 4 - Types of Relationships 5 - Understanding Your Own Sexuality 6 - Understanding the Sexuality of Others 7 - Sexual Relationships 8 - Non-Sexual Relationships 9 - Starting (Sexual) Relationships 10 - Sexual Relationships in Real Life 11 - Meeting Online and Then Transitioning to Real Life 12 - Ending Relationships 13 - Reasons Why You Should End Relationships (How to Know a Relationship is Bad) 14 - Maintaining Long-Term Relationships 15 - Sexual Activity and Sexual Pleasure 16 - Sexual Activity by Yourself 17 - Sexual Activity with Someone Else 18 - Having Children (Your Own or Other’s) and How This Affects Relationships 19 - Choosing Not to Have Children 20 - Physical and Mental Health and Relationships 21 - Physical and Mental Health and Sexual Activity 22 - Summary Index