Published: 2017-01-11

sex education as an element of supporting people with intellectual disabilities

Agnieszka Lewko
Pedagogical Forum
Section: Debuts
https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2016.1.22

Abstract

The article presents the assumptions of sexual education for people with intellectual disabilities in different stages of human development, revealing its essence and importance for the proper psychosocial functioning of these people. The article contains also development issues in the context of intellectual disability, a description of the specifics of stages of sexuality in these individuals. Moreover, the author characterizes myths and stereotypes functioning in public opinion and presents a catalogue of attitudes towards this issue, trying to present the main trends in education and perception of sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities.

Keywords:

sexual education, intellectual disability, support, psychosocial development

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Lewko, A. (2017). sex education as an element of supporting people with intellectual disabilities. Pedagogical Forum, 6(1), 327–337. https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2016.1.22

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