Viecili and her colleagues contend that the increased incidence of sexual abuse in the ASD community is most likely caused by inadequate sex education. Their theory correlates with the fact that the autistic participants in this study were likely to attain their knowledge related to appropriate sexual behaviors and safe sex from the internet, television and pornographic materials; whereas, the individuals in the control group without an ASD were most likely to learn about sex from parents, teachers and their friends.