Porn Is Not the Norm is a new initiative that aims to prevent pornography’s harms to autistic young people by equipping them and their parents, carers, teachers and workers to understand pornography’s prevalence, nature and impacts, and how they can safely navigate healthy and respectful relationships and sexuality in this context.
Porn Is Not the Norm is bringing together expertise about pornography and autism to create:
education events for parents and carers
professional learning for teachers and other professionals
education resources for use with autistic young people
a new website with information about pornography, autism and young people (watch this space!)
a series of videos on key themes, produced from interviews with autistic young people, to help explore the issues.
We will deliver Porn Is Not the Norm resources across 2024 and promote them through emails and social media. If you would like to be notified about Porn Is Not the Norm events and resources, please register your interest here.
Porn Is Not the Norm has been developed by a group of individuals and organisations who recognised the need for resources about pornography that are tailored for autistic young people and their communities – and then worked together to identify how we could contribute to addressing this gap. Delivery of Porn Is Not the Norm is being led by Maree Crabbe, of It’s time we talked, with significant input from Dr Wenn Lawson, Jodi Rodgers of Birds and Bees, and other members of the autistic and autism communities. Porn Is Not the Norm is being delivered by disability service provider, Interchange Outer East.