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Living your life: the sex education and personal development resource for people with learning difficulties and disabilities
- Authors:
- CRAFT Ann, BUSTARD Sarah, STEWART David S.
- Publisher:
- Brook
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 366p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
This updated, 366 page ring-bound resource is aimed at all adults who work with young people with learning difficulties whether in specialist or mainstream schools. It offers guidance on preparing a series of sex education and sexual relationship lessons and has been tested with young people and adults with learning difficulties and staff working in education, health and social care settings. The resource provides lesson plans, starting with ground rules and scene-setting for the learning group, and includes line-drawn illustrations that can be photocopied. It addresses human physical development and maturation, emotions, relationships and social interaction, sexual expression and sexuality, including sexual intercourse and masturbation, privacy and toilets, and sexual health and staying safe. The authors aim to provide a logical, accessible and gentle path through what they suggest can be a minefield.
Love, sex and you
- Authors:
- TARLING Clare, DEAN Jimmy
- Publisher:
- Dorset People First
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 20p., ill.
- Place of publication:
- Dorchester
This is an easy to read guide to love and sex for people with learning difficulties and is presented in large text and simple language, illustrated with graphic images. It is designed to be used by care workers helping clients to go through the information if necessary. It covers relationships, sex, contraception, pregnancy, being safe regarding infection and abuse and ‘your body’ for men and women.
Target: focusing on the sexual and emotional needs of people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- BURTON Lorraine, VALENTI Izzy, WARREN Sally
- Publisher:
- Family Planning Association
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
TARGET is a group set up in the London Borough of Wandsworth to look at issues around relationships and sexuality for people with learning disabilities. This report describes how TARGET was formed; the thinking behind it, the process, the difficulties and the cost implications. A structured step-by-step guide illustrates the stages of the setting-up process, which could be replicated in other areas.
Friendships and relationships in easy words and pictures
- Author:
- CHANGE
- Publisher:
- Change
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Friendships and Relationships is one of a series of five accessible booklets about sex and relationships produced for young people with learning disabilities. It covers making friends; starting, developing and ending relationships; making choices; and personal safety. The booklet uses easy words and drawings and can be used to support open discussion about friendships and relationships. The topics in the series are based on research conducted by CHANGE with the Centre for Disability Studies at Leeds University. They have been developed by young people with learning disabilities.
You, your body and sex
- Authors:
- LIFE SUPPORT PRODUCTIONS, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Life Support Productions
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- DVD, booklet
- Place of publication:
- London
This DVD has been developed for people with learning disabilities and special needs in support of general sex education. Contents include: growing up, periods, masturbation, relationships, loneliness, safer sex, consent and saying no, sex and people's attitudes. Viewing notes and a list of useful contacts are included.
More confident in the world in which they walk...
- Author:
- SCOTT Lorna
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 19(4), May 2006, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
The author describes the work of Image in Action, a project using drama to education young people with learning difficulties about sex and relationships.
Sexuality and intellectual disabilities: a guide for professionals
- Author:
- TRISKA Andrew Maxwell
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 152
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
This book provides an overview of sexuality and gender identity in people with learning disabilities for therapists, social workers, educators, and healthcare providers. It captures the social, political, and legal environment of the late 2010s and bridges the gap between research and practice, with case examples from the author’s own practice. It includes advice on issues such as dating, sex education, LGBTQ inclusion and sexual offending. User-friendly "toolboxes" provide brief guides to practical issues like using trans-friendly language and providing family interventions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Young people with learning disabilities and the development of sexual relationships
- Author:
- WRIGHT Rebecca
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 8(1), Autumn 2011, pp.63-77.
- Publisher:
- South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust and University of Huddersfield
Historically people with learning disabilities have been discriminated against in terms of sex and relationships. While negative believes may still pervade societal attitudes, research in this area is growing, fuelled by changes in legislation and social policy that emphasise the human rights of disabled young people. This small scale, exploratory study was designed to discover whether young people with learning disabilities receive sex education and are given accessible information and support relating to sexualised behaviours. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 purposively selected respondents from the north of England including teachers, public health nurses, young people and their parents. Views were gathered on the future aspirations of the young people and the barriers they may face. Although the responses suggest that this group of young people do receive sex education, misunderstandings about sex and relationships were still prevalent. Professionals and parents may lack the knowledge and confidence to provide appropriate information in an accessible manner, and for professionals the emphasis was on managing inappropriate sexualised behaviours. All those involved in the study struggled with preparing young people for emotional relationships. The young people’s aspirations differed from those of their care givers. The authors conclude that more support needs to be developed in this area of personal development.
All the juicy bits!
- Authors:
- BROCK Zoe, HEWLETT Davida
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 99, Spring 2011, pp.6-7.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
As part of a project to train sexual health nurses about making information accessible to people, a self-advocacy group for young people with learning disabilities created an accessible information booklet on sex and relationships. The process of creating the booklet and of delivering training to health professionals is briefly described.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans in easy words and pictures
- Author:
- CHANGE
- Publisher:
- Change
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans is one of a series of five accessible booklets about sex and relationships produced for young people with learning disabilities. It covers what it means to be a lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or trans, your sexuality, talking to people about your sexuality, bullying, and safe sex. The booklet uses easy words and drawings and can be used to support open discussion about sexuality. The topics in the series are based on research conducted by CHANGE with the Centre for Disability Studies at Leeds University. They have been developed by young people with learning disabilities. (Some pictures are quite explicit.)