Hør Peter Vermeulen på SIKON 2022

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Peter Vermeulen skriver selv om sit oplæg: 

Autistic people experience and understand the world differently because of their autistic thinking,
characterized by absolute thinking (context blindness). Contextual sensitivity is pivotal in many areas, such
as communication and social interaction, but especially in areas where things are even more vague,
ambiguous and not rule-based, such as sexuality and intimacy.
In this keynote we will describe how sexuality can be a challenge for the autistic brain - especially because
the traditional policy on sex education is not really meeting the needs of autistic people.
Sex education is often limited to explaining the ‘sex mechanics’ and - in particular in the case of autism -
avoiding sexually undesirable behaviour. There is a big need for a more positive approach, a more autism
friendly sex education and a more specific support of the sexual well-being of people with an autism
diagnosis.
We will explore how we can support people with autism in their sexual development and well-being. We
will describe different levels of sex education and how to support autistic people in their sexual needs. We
will cover all ages and all levels of development.

Please note:
The focus of this talk is mainly on a positive sex education - not on addressing sexual problems.
The presentation contains some explicit pictures.

Om oplægsholderen 

Peter Vermeulen arbejder med rådgivning og undervisning inden for autismeområdet og har mange års erfaring i arbejdet med autistiske børn. Han er tilknyttet psykologisk og pædagogisk institut ved universitetet i Leuven, Belgien, er redaktør for tidsskriftet Autisme ved Vlaamse Dienst Autisme og er forfatter til en lang række publikationer.

Disclaimer. I teksten her er omtalt en fagperson eller hverdagsekspert, som Landsforeningen Autisme samarbejder med. De støtter Landsforeningen Autismes mulighed for at afholde kurser til gavn for autister/mennesker med autisme og deres pårørende. At Landsforeningen Autisme har samarbejdspartnere betyder ikke, at foreningen nødvendigvis anbefaler samarbejdspartneres produkter, metoder, behandlingsformer eller andre ydelser frem for andre tilbud.  
Landsforeningen Autismes hovedbestyrelse vedtog d. 6. marts 2022, at dette skal klargøres, når samarbejdspartnere nævnes, således at der ikke opstår tvivl om foreningens samarbejder.