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i have a question re. a student in middle school in indiana usa who has low fuctioning autism and who has been critized for expressing his sexuality at school the student is a male 12 -13 years old and has been caught rubbing and touching himself and other students mainly females his teacher has been shocked by this behavior and has no idea how to reduce or intervene when this behavior has occurred what are your thoughts and how would we approach this student with his issues in most appropriate manner
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thank you
lafawn
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Answer:
by Melissa BEE: (06/04/2004)
This student needs some urgent education, in particular re "Public places" and "Private places"
He is acting on sexual urges and impulses and either has no control or no knowledge about appropriateness, about public and private.
He needs to have some basic sexual education, but it is not really your role to provide it, simply to enforce it.
But as he is creating a problem in the classroom, you will need to firstly speak to the parents about it, and secondly take some immediate action yourself. Like setting some ground rules about not touching body parts whilst in the classroom. If he cannot control himself, it may be best for everyone to ask the parents to keep him at home until he learns that tis behaviour is totally inappropriate in a public class room.
If they are unable to educate him, then they must find someone who can.
Local Community Health and Family Planning Agencies, may be able to help give a starting point.
The basics can be covered with him in less than an hour, but then the reinforcement of that may take some weeks.
Please feel free to ask any further questions, and thank you for coming to The Sexual Health Network
Melissa BEEReviewed by Sexual Health Editorial Team
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