Most child protection resources spend a page — if that — on neurodivergent
children. This book devotes an entire chapter to them.
Children with autism and ADHD are 3 to 4 times more likely to experience
sexual abuse than their neurotypical peers. They are targeted deliberately,
their symptoms are misread as part of their diagnosis, and they are far less
likely to be believed when they do disclose.
This chapter gives you the statistics, the specific vulnerabilities perpetrators
exploit, and the behavioral signs that look like autism or ADHD — but aren't.
If you care for, teach, or live with a neurodivergent child, this chapter
was written specifically for you.
Most child protection resources spend a page — if that — on neurodivergent
children. This book devotes an entire chapter to them.
Children with autism and ADHD are 3 to 4 times more likely to experience
sexual abuse than their neurotypical peers. They are targeted deliberately,
their symptoms are misread as part of their diagnosis, and they are far less
likely to be believed when they do disclose.
This chapter gives you the statistics, the specific vulnerabilities perpetrators
exploit, and the behavioral signs that look like autism or ADHD — but aren't.
If you care for, teach, or live with a neurodivergent child, this chapter
was written specifically for you.
