The Porn Is Not the Norm presentation for parents and carers seeks to support parents and carers of autistic young people to understand the interactions between autism, sexuality, technology, and pornography, and how we can support autistic young people to navigate respectful, consenting and safe sexuality and relationships.
The presentation includes expert input from Dr Wenn Lawson and Maree Crabbe, and features interviews with autistic and non-autistic young people, family members, experts and pornography industry professionals. It also includes a downloadable handout with the presentation slides and opportunities for reflection.
The presentation is 2 hours and 13 minutes and addresses six key areas:
Autism
Autism, young people and technology
Autism, young people, puberty and sexuality
Pornography and young people
Pornography, young people and autism
What we can do to address porn's impacts
Porn Is Not the Norm has also developed a professional learning course designed to support professionals from across a wide range of sectors who work with autistic young people. It is also suitable for interested parents and carers. The course is made up of 3 hours and 25 minutes of video lessons featuring Maree Crabbe and Dr Wenn Lawson. It also offers downloadable resources and opportunities for reflection.
If you are interested in learning more about the issues but you are not sure whether to register for the presentation for parents and carers or the professional learning, here is what you need to know:
The presentation for parents and carers and the professional learning cover the same key themes and include some of the same content. Because of the substantial overlap, we do not recommend registering for both.
The key differences between the two are that compared with the presentation for parents and carers, the professional learning:
is longer (it includes almost 3.5 hours rather than 2.25 hours of videos)
is delivered in 3 modules (whereas the presentation for parents and carers is delivered as a single video)
includes more information about what we can do to address pornography’s influence, including a discussion of examples of activities that can be used in homes, schools and other setting
is available for 60 days (whereas the presentation for parents and carers is available for 30 days).
This presentation is part of a project called Porn Is Not the Norm, which aims to equip autistic young people, their parents, carers and workers to safely navigate the impacts of pornography. To learn more about the project and the resources we've developed to support conversations about pornography, visit www.notthenorm.com.au