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Adolescents with<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ASD<\/jats:styled-content>have sexual needs, but may not understand their physical and emotional development resulting in inappropriate sexual behaviour. The aim of this review is to describe the type of inappropriate behaviour that presents in these adolescents, explain why such behaviours occur, suggest what education is suitable and identify current gaps in research.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>The databases<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EMBASE<\/jats:styled-content>,<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OVID MEDLINE<\/jats:styled-content>and<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PSYCINFO<\/jats:styled-content>were searched for relevant articles. 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