Adolescents with autism spectrum disorders face many challenges in puberty, and therefore require interventions and training in various fields. The present review study examines interventions in relation to behavioral, communicational, social, physical and sexual problems of adolescents with autism spectrum disorders in ages 12-16 years.
In this review article, published 39 articles were reviewed between years (2000-2018), Electronic search in two languages: Persian and English with keywords (Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adolescence, Puberty, Intervention, Treatment, and Therapy, Communication, Sexual, Behavioral, Social, and physical Problems) were conducted on internal databases (SID, Magira Iranmedex) and abroad (Google Scholar, PubMed Science Direct, Elsevier).
The results showed that there are effective interventions in each of the areas of behavioral, social, communicative, physical and sexual and in various studies has been used from parents, peers, teachers, teenagers and technology to achieve intervention goals.
It seems that further research is needed in relation to the problems of adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. Especially in the Iran, most studies are related to children with autism spectrum disorders, and there is a lack of applied research in relation to the problems of boys and girls with autism spectrum disorders and their families during puberty and adolescence.