Self-advocates are telling us that they want and need sexuality education because those topics are important to live a full life and they didn’t receive this education in schools or their programs. We also know the rate of sexual abuse among people with I/DD is very high, 7 times higher than the general population. One way to help prevent abuse, and support healthy, satisfying relationships is with teaching relationships and sexuality education.
Learning Objectives:
Define sexual self-advocacy and sexual health.
Explore myths about people with I/DD and sexuality
Understand what people with I/DD need and want for sexuality and relationship education, and understand the statistics and need for sexuality education.
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