Zoophilia in an adolescent with high-functioning autism from Sri Lanka

Abstract

We postulate that his persistent social difficulties contributed to the development of a paraphilic disorder. Unlike with his RRBs, he was markedly distressed about this sexual behaviour. Further research is required to explore this rarely reported, potential association.

Autism spectrum disorder, bestiality and zoophilia: a systematic PRISMA review

“…Only one article was identified as being relevant in the present review (Chandradasa & Champika, 2017), three further articles included a description of a case involving someone with ASD who engaged in zoophilia or bestiality (Jones, 2007;Freckelton, 2013;Kellaher, 2015) and another paper, although not the focus of the study, found one person with AD who had several paraphilias including olfactophilia, podophilia and zoophilia in a sample of 20 institutionalized, male adolescents and young adults with Autistic Disorder (AD) and borderline/mild mental retardation (MR) (Hellemans, Roeyers, Leplae, Dewaele, & Deboutte, 2010). The relevant information will be discussed in turn.…”

“…Firstly, Chandradasa and Champika (2017) had intelligence and academic abilities within the normal range. The amount of time that SB was spending at his grandparents' cattle house had been increasing.…”

“…The purpose of thovil is to chase away any malevolent spirits which are believed to give rise to states of mind and body which are pathological (Kuruppuarachchi & Rajakaruna, 1999). The clinical evaluation found that SB, over the previous 12 months, "had recurrent, intense sexual fantasies about having sexual intercourse with cattle, watching them mate and masturbating while observing them" (Chandradasa & Champika, 2017; pp. 487).…”

“…The review revealed a dearth of literature in the field. It identified only one article which was relevant in the present review in that the association between zoophilia and ASD was the focus of the paper (Chandradasa & Champika, 2017), three further articles were identified which included a description of a case involving someone with ASD who engaged in zoophilia or bestiality (Jones, 2007;Freckelton, 2013;Kellaher, 2015) (Hellemans, Roeyers, Leplae, Dewaele, & Deboutte, 2010).…”

Bestiality: An introduction for legal and mental health professionals

“…In contrast, Kinsey et al (, ) found that individuals who have sex with animals may be more educated than the general population, with close to half of their subjects with a history of bestiality reporting that they had obtained a college degree. Case reports have variously documented the occurrence of human–animal sexual acts in individuals with autism (Chandradasa & Champika, ); alcohol use (Satapathy, Swain, Pandey, & Behera, ); depressive disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and antisocial personality disorder (Holoyda, ); and transvestism and pedophilia in the context of mania (Mendhekar & Mehta, ). Lesandric, Orlovic, Peitl, and Karlovic () wrote about a case of zoophilia in a young man who had sex with a cow in his early teens, persistent zoophilic fantasies throughout his teen years, then another episode of intercourse with a cow in his early 20s, before ultimately decompensating into psychosis.…”