Sexuality and Relationship Education for Autistic Adults: Our Love, Our Style

A 60-item self-report measure assessing behavioral responses to everyday sensory experiences among individuals aged 11-65 years. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale from Almost never to Almost always.

A 37-item multiple-choice test designed to assess a broad range of psychosexual knowledge, from understanding physical terminology to applied sexual and psychological concepts. Each item is scored as True/False

A 5-item self-report measure evaluating participants' perceived level of sexual health knowledge. Items are answered in a True/False format.

A 150-item self-report scale developed to comprehensively evaluate sexual health knowledge and understanding of relationships, corresponding to the content covered in the intervention program. Visual aids are provided to support autistic participants' comfort with visual materials. Each item is rated as Agree or Disagree.

A 12-item scale assessing self-efficacy and beliefs regarding one's ability to maintain and manage romantic relationships. Each item is rated on a 9-point Likert scale from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 9 (Strongly agree)

A 14-item self-report questionnaire measuring the frequency and intensity of sexual desire across various contexts. Items are rated on an 8-point scale ranging from 0 (Not at all) to 7 (More than once a day).

A 7-item multiple-choice questionnaire evaluating participants' experiences with various intimate and dating behaviors. Each item is answered as Never, Once or twice, or More than twice.

A 12-item instrument assessing the frequency of diverse sexual experiences. Responses are recorded using a four- point frequency scale: Never, Once, A few times, or Many times.

This instrument, developed in Korea for adults, is designed to assess sexual knowledge, sexual attitudes, sexual behaviors, and sex education. It includes 38 items assessing sexual knowledge and 42 items assessing sexual attitudes. The sexual behavior domain comprises 10 items on sexual intercourse and sexual experiences, 12 items on sexual violence, and 20 items on internet pornography addiction, while the sex education domain includes 11 items. Respondents complete each item using either a Likert-type scale or a multiple-choice response format.

This is a 32-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess overall adjustment, relationship satisfaction, degree of agreement, and patterns of conflict in marital or intimate partner relationships. Depending on the item, responses are rated on 5-, 6-, or 7-point scales, or answered in a yes/no format.

A 21-item self-report instrument measuring the severity of depressive symptoms experienced during the past week. Each item is rated on a 0-3 scale, yielding a total score range of 0-63. Higher scores indicate more severe depressive symptoms.

A 25-item self-report questionnaire assessing social camouflaging behaviors used to mask autistic traits. It includes three subscales: Compensation, Masking, and Assimilation.Items are rated on a 7-point Likert scale, and the measure includes reverse-scored items. Total scores range from 25 to 175, with higher scores indicating greater use of camouflaging behaviors. The Compensation subscale ranges from 9 to 63 points, and the Masking and Assimilation subscales each range from 8 to 56 points, with higher scores reflecting more frequent use of the respective camouflaging strategies.

A 21-item self-report instrument assessing the severity of anxiety symptoms, including cognitive, emotional, and physiological aspects of anxiety and panic. Each item is rated on a 0-3 scale, yielding a total score range of 0-63. Higher scores indicate more severe anxiety symptoms.

A 26-item self-report measure that assesses individuals' perceptions of their quality of life over the previous two weeks. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale reflecting satisfaction across various domains of life.

A self-report measure developed for adults with autism or other intellectual and developmental disabilities. It assesses 19 life domains-including relationships, employment, autonomy, daily living, and satisfaction-using ratings of frequency, support, and satisfaction. The REALS provides several types of response options. Frequency items, used when the key question concerns how often a person engages in a particular behavior, are rated on a 5-point scale from 0 (never) to 4 (often), with higher scores indicating more frequent engagement. Support items, used to understand the level of assistance needed in a domain or the degree to which an individual can perform tasks independently, are rated from 0 to 4, where higher scores indicate greater independence and less need for support. Satisfaction items, which assess how satisfied an individual is with various aspects of their life, are rated on a 0-3 scale, with higher scores reflecting greater satisfaction in that domain.

This is a 17-item self-report scale that measures the degree of acceptance of the neurodiversity perspective on autism and related attitudes. It assesses attitudes related to anti-stigma toward autism, the persistence of autism, and the view of autism as a difference.

This is a 22-item self-report scale that assesses how individuals perceive their own autistic identity. It measures multiple dimensions of autistic identity, including the extent to which autism is viewed as a positive difference, context-dependent identity perception, recognition of autism-related strengths, and the possibility of change.