One of the most pressing issues confronting service providers who work with people with severe mental retardation is how to negotiate mutual sex behaviors which occur among this population. Uncertainty surrounding whether individuals have the capacity to consent, fear of legal repercussion, and staff not understanding what their responsibilities and roles should be, each contribute to the difficulty which the service provider experiences. This article examines in detail all aspects of consent and ways for determining consent as well as the responsibilities an interdisciplinary team has for managing mutual sex behaviors. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution. Rent this article via DeepDyve. Deisher, R. Sexual Behavior of Retarded in Institutions.
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Adolescents who are mentally retarded are described; the current trend of accepting them as social-sexual persons in comparison to past practices of suppressing their freedom because they are sexual is discussed. The importance of sex education is emphasized; it should be included in a broader program of preparation for skills in social living because of the recent innovations in mainstreaming the mentally retarded individual into the community. Issues on birth control are discussed and methods of teaching sex education outlined. Most users should sign in with their email address. If you originally registered with a username please use that to sign in. To purchase short term access, please sign in to your Oxford Academic account above. Don't already have an Oxford Academic account?
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Metrics details. This analysis investigated family socio-economic position, young person socio-economic position, household composition, area deprivation, peer victimisation, friendships, sexual activity, unsafe sex, STIs, pregnancy outcomes and parenting. Women with intellectual disabilities were likely to have been pregnant and more likely to be a mother. Peer Review reports. Intellectual disability refers to a significant general impairment in intellectual functioning that is acquired during childhood. People with mild or moderate intellectual disabilities are often ineligible for assistance from local authority services but still experience considerable difficulties due to their disabilities. The follow up to the National Child Development Study Cohort suggested that adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities are more likely than their peers to live with their parents, be unemployed, have literacy and numeracy problems and to experience high levels of psychological distress [ 3 ]. Although there is an increasing awareness and recognition of the rights of people with intellectual disabilities to live ordinary lives and make their own decisions, sexuality remains an area where these freedoms are often limited compared to other disabled people or the general population [ 4 ]. This may in part be due to concerns from families and carers about vulnerability to exploitation, sexually transmitted diseases, and pregnancy [ 5 ], but may also reflect societal stigma and residual infantilising attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities [ 6 , 7 ]. People with intellectual disabilities are more likely to have limited social networks with fewer friends and socialise less than the general population [ 8 , 9 ].
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