Tackling taboos about service users' sexual relationships: Supported by care staff, families and services, adults with a learning disability can have happy and safe sexual relationships, yet only 3% live as a couple.
Intimate and sexual relationships are an important part of life for most people and that includes those with a learning disability. Research indicates that many people with a learning disability have the same aspirations for loving relationships as those without, and that a safe and happy sexual rel...
| Published in: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 8 - 11 |
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| Format: | pictorial Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
2/3/2022
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | Intimate and sexual relationships are an important part of life for most people and that includes those with a learning disability. Research indicates that many people with a learning disability have the same aspirations for loving relationships as those without, and that a safe and happy sexual relationship can be a positive experience, improving confidence and well-being. |
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