The role of ASD on the reality television dating show, "Love on the Spectrum"

Authors

Priscilla Muñoz, St. Mary's University

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Jillian Pierucci

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Digital Commons at St. Mary's University

Publication Date

Spring 2025

Keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); behaviors; neurodevelopmental disorder;

Description

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental disorder that is determined by early challenges in social and communicative behaviors (Taddei et al., 2024), has been studied widely in all stages of life, from toddlers to the elderly (Heijnen-Kohl et al, 2017; Debodinance et al., 2017). • Every case of ASD is unique in that each can present different behaviors, however, there are three behaviors that are prevalent in many cases of ASD. The behaviors that are found and studied often include repetitive behavior (Martinez-Gonzalez, 2022), emotional meltdowns (Lewis & Stevens, 2023), and restricted interests (Jasim & Perry, 2023).

• Specifically, one study found that while autistic individuals had lesser opportunity to socialize and grow an intimate relationship due to their anxiety of meeting a potential partner, these individuals reported showing the same amount of interest in a romantic relationship compared to neurotypicals, depending on their identified gender (Hancock et al., 2020).

• The current study aimed to compare autistic males’ and females’ observed behaviors demonstrated during romantic relationships.

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1 page

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San Antonio, Texas

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