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© 2012 Dr Mark Stokes<br />

What behaviours do adults & adolescents with HFA<br />

use to initiate romantic relationships with Newton & Kaur<br />

• HFA is 9 times more<br />

likely to act<br />

inappropriately than TD<br />

• Appropriate behaviour<br />

• TD 90%<br />

• HFA 51%<br />

• Inappropriate<br />

behaviour<br />

• TD 10%<br />

• HFA 49%<br />

• HFA as likely to<br />

damage property as to<br />

ask on a date, write a<br />

letter, or give a gift<br />

Telephone<br />

Attempt to initiate social contact<br />

Asked out on a date<br />

Letters or email<br />

Waited for them<br />

Made contact with family<br />

Shown exagerrated affection<br />

Gifts<br />

Fantasised about them<br />

Touched inappropriately<br />

Believed target reciprocated their feelings<br />

Made inappropriate comments<br />

Monitored their activities<br />

Followed them<br />

Persued in threatening manner<br />

Shown obsessional interest<br />

Made threats<br />

Threatened to hurt self<br />

Made inappropriate gestures<br />

Stolen or damaged their property<br />

Relative probability<br />

- 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25<br />

TD<br />

HFA

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