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The Facts of Life...and More

Sexuality and Intellectual Disability
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This book is a comprehensive examination of sexuality and intellectual disabilities. The volume enables professionals to support people with intellectual disabilities in making decisions regarding their sexuality. The first section of the book explores the relationship between special education and sexuality education. The second section discusses sexuality and intellectual disability as a cultural phenomenon. Section three addresses the risks associated with sexual activity. The final section of the book suggests and defines various types of treatment, education, counseling, and therapy. It also examines issues of consent, abuse, dysfunction, and mental health.
Leslie Walker-Hirsch is a Social Development and Sexuality Consultant at Moonstone Group Sexuality Consultation and Education Services in New York.
Introduction; A Personal Story; Special Education Meets Sexuality Education; Sexuality Education and Intellectual Disability Across the Lifespan: A Developmental, Social and Educational Perspective; Six Key Components of a Meaningful Comprehensive Sexuality Education; Foundations in Social/Sexual Education and Special Education Techniques; Sexuality and Intellectual Disability as a Cultural Phenomena; A Parent's Perspective: Supporting Social and Sexual Maturity; Social Support Systems for Quality Service Delivery: A Historical View; In Their Own Words: Couples Tell Their Stories; Cultural Diversity in Social/Sexuality Education, Intellectual Disabilities; Sexual Expression: Supporting Diversity in Sexual Relationships: On Being GBLT with an Intellectual Disability; Risk Management Related to Sexual Choices; Consent to Sexual Activity: Legal and Clinical Considerations; Managing the Risks Associated with Sexual Activity; Treatment Issues; OB-GYN Care for the Female with an Intellectual Disability; Understanding Sexual Abuse: Helping Victims Recover; Sexuality and Mental Health: Interventions and Treatments.
"Present[s] issues not in isolation, but lay[s] them out in the wider context of society, changing attitudes, services and what it is to be human...Vignettes sprinkled throughout the book serve as personal, real life illustrations to remind us who is at the heart of all this learning: people who have disabilities." --Karin Melberg Schwier
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