The Dangers of Engaging in Child Pornography (and How Education Can Prevent Heartbreak)

• By: Arlene Lechner, MEd Melissa Hochberg, MEd Ease Empowerment, Advocacy & Sexuality Education, LLC
• July 5th, 2023
• child pornography, consent, exploitation, law enforcement, legal consequences, online communities, online predators, online safety, social isolation, Summer 2023 Issue, vulnerability
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You are enjoying your morning cup of coffee and planning your day. Your young adult son with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is online in his room. There’s a forceful knock on the door. You open the door and find Federal Agents on your doorstep. They barge in to arrest your son and the rest is a...

ASD and Internet Crime

• By: Mary R. Cohen, PhD Spectrum Services
• April 1st, 2011
• child pornography, emotional immaturity, illegal behaviors, internet crime, isolation, law, legal issues, spring 2011 issue
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In the past few years a disturbing trend has emerged. Increasing numbers of ASD individuals are being arrested and incarcerated for internet crimes involving child pornography and inappropriate contact with minors. As a clinician who specializes in autism spectrum disorders, I have been asked by...