Are people with Asperger's capable of sexual abuse?

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I feel that's a result of society infantilizing people with mental disabilities, if the parents keep viewing their child as a "forever child". If things were right the parents would be punished for neglecting to acknowledge their disabled child as being an adult. By punishment I mean community service or parenting classes.

To naturalplastic: I am not concerned that I myself would perpetrate sexual abuse in the future, with my children or any child. I do know that I too have problems with anger, although my rage has a more calculative element to it. It's not a matter of screaming, hitting, or breaking things. It's articulating my rage in lengthy phrases, using language and expressing opinions that not only offend, but scare people. I know my father experiences rage to the same degree, but he expresses it more primitively, if that makes sense.

But naturalplastic and ASPartOfMe are correct. I have 2 appointments this coming week where I can discuss these concerns further.

And as for behaviors and mannerisms, they can be summed up as:

1. Not making eye contact in general on some days.
2. Making eye contact when it is I myself talking to people. I do not make eye contact with people when they are talking to me, and while I am listening and can accurately recall what they told me, I give them the impression that I am not listening or do not think what they are saying is important.
3. Getting up out of my chair in our small workspace more than often, walking back and forth, pacing around the office. I expressed that I frequently get uncomfortable sitting in one spot for so long.
4. Grinding my teeth to where it is audible.
5. Covering my mouth (it is a form of control for me in anxious situations).
6. And I have had 2 meltdowns in the time I have worked here (over a year). My boss wasn't pissed off about it, but urged me to do something to where I don't act like that, no matter what made me angry.

Neither of these cited any studies. They are therefore pure speculation and anecdotal evidence. All children should be taught these basic sexual rules as black and white as they are.

Merci.