Copyright Holder: This Article is Licensed Under: © Luluk Fauziyah et al. (2023) Corresponding author’s email: lulukfauziyah.marsudi@gmail.com.com International Journal of Management, Entrepreneurship, Social Science and Humanities, Specific Issue: Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023) https://doi.org/10.31098/ijmesh.v6i1.1350 Sexual Health Education Among Autism Adolescents in Special Schools Luluk Fauziyah 1* , Munawir Yusuf 2 , Joko Yuwono 3 1,2,3 Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia Received : February 10, 2023 Revised : May 2, 2023 Accepted : May 5, 2023 Online : May 6, 2023 Abstract Every learner, including those with autism, must be taught about sexual health education. Teachers have a crucial role to play in educating autistic adolescents about sexual health while they are in school. However, many teachers face confusion while teaching sexual education to autistic adolescent students. This research aims to describe the problem of sexual health education in autistic adolescents and the need for learning media to teach sexual health education to autistic adolescents in Special Schools. This study used a qualitative approach. Data was collected through interviews with teachers of autistic students in Special Schools. This research was conducted in 3 (three) special schools in Solo Raya, Indonesia: SLB A, SLB B, and SLB C. The subjects in this study were three teachers of autistic students. The research instrument used interviews with teachers regarding sexual health education issues and the need for instructional media to teach sexual education. The results of the study show that there was a main problem regarding teaching sexual education for autistic students; teachers with autistic adolescents experience confusion in teaching sexual education for autistic adolescents because there are no props or media that are suitable for autistic characteristics. Autism students more easily accept learning using visual-based media. This research's limitation is the sample, which only uses a small sample. This research was only conducted on teachers of autistic students in the Special Schools setting. Based on previous research on sexual education aimed at students with disabilities in general, the novelty of this study is to describe the problems of sexual education in autism students in the adolescent age category. Keywords: Sexual Health Education; Autism Adolescents; Special School INTRODUCTION Knowledge about reproductive health and sexuality education is important to be taught to every student. The World Health Organization (WHO) sees that sexual health is part of human development and also a human right, and if sexual health can be achieved, then "the sexual rights of all people must be respected, protected and fulfilled" (Joseph, 2022). Reproductive health is defined as a condition in which humans can enjoy their sexual life and are able to carry out reproductive functions and processes healthily and safely (United Nations Population Funds, 2022). Sexual education begins at birth when parents bathe, change diapers, hold and hug their children and continues when children are just learning to walk, and preschool age when parents dress, toilet-train and teach their children about their body parts (Stein et al., 2018). Sexual education should aspire to provide an understanding of the implementation of their human rights (which includes respect for gender diversity and equality), promote gender-just norms, and critically examine gender (gender issues) (Mukoro, 2021). All education, including sex education, is connected to the environment and culture and focuses on the environment and culture itself (Mukoro, 2017). All stakeholders in educational institutions, including students, teachers, and school administrators, exist in various contextual sexual ethos, and this is used to regulate policies and behavior (Preston, 2016). Sexual education in schools must focus on the school environment itself and involve all members of the school. These problems bring us to awareness of the importance of reproductive health education for adolescents with disabilities. Inappropriate sexual behavior is caused by the lack of understanding of normal puberty, lack of appropriate sex education, medications, and problems associated with ASD (Beddows & Brooks, 2016). Along with all the limitations, they still have to Research Paper