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| | Sexuality and Autism ©Danish Report |
 | | Preben Hertoft, Psychiatrist, The Sexological Clinic, National Hospital of Denmark, Copenhagen. |
 | | Among the normal population, recent investigations have shown that the frequency of masturbation ranges from 58% in boys and 39% in girls during the teenage years, to 93% males and 75% females who masturbate upon reaching adulthood. |
 | | In Denmark, about 60% of youngsters have had their first experience with sexual intercourse before the age of 18, and just under 100% before the age of 25 (Hertoft, 1987). |
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