Table of Contents
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
SECTION I: SPECIAL EDUCATION MEETS SEXUALITY EDUCATION
1. Sexuality Education and Intellectual Disability Across the Lifespan: A Developmental, Social, and Educational Perspective
Leslie Walker-Hirsch
2. Six Key Components of a Meaningful Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Leslie Walker-Hirsch
3. Foundations in Social Development Education and Sexuality Education Techniques
Leslie Walker-Hirsch
SECTION II: SEXUALITY AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AS A CULTURAL PHENOMENON
4. A Parent's Perspective: Supporting Challenges and Strategies
Emily Perl Kingsley and Leslie Walker-Hirsch
5. Social Support Systems for Quality Service Delivery: A Historical View
Amy Gerowitz
6. In Their Own Words: Couples Tell Their Stories
Nancy Parello
7. Cultural Diversity, Sexuality Education, and Intellectual Disability
Ruth Luckasson and Sherry Niccolai
8. Supporting Diversity in Sexual Relationships: On Being Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender with an Intellectual Disability
John D. Allen
SECTION III: RISK MANAGEMENT RELATED TO SEXUAL CHOICES
9. Consent to Sexual Activity: Legal and Clinical Considerations
Ruth Luckasson and Leslie Walker-Hirsch
10. Managing the Risks Associated with Sexual Activity
John Rose and Melissa Rennie
SECTION IV: TREATMENT ISSUES
11. OB-GYN Care for Females with Intellectual Disabilities
Mary White and Stuart Lustberg
12. Helping Individuals Recover from Sexual Abuse: One Therapist's Model
Marklyn Champagne
13. Sexuality and Mental Health: Interventions and Treatments
Robert Joseph and John Barisa
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