Defining "sexualized challenging behavior" in adults with intellectual disabilities

By: Lockhart, Karen.
Contributor(s): Guerin, Suzanne | Shanahan, Sean | et al.
Series: Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities 6 (4) 2009: 293-301.Publisher: 2009Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): ADULTS | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR | SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR | DEFINITIONSummary: Proposes a definition of sexualized challenging behaviour encompassing a continuum of self- and other-directed behaviours related to touch, exposure and communication which are viewed as distinct from sexual offending. Presents findings which suggest that sexualized challenging behaviours have distinct characteristics that differentiate them from nonsexualized challenging behaviours.
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Proposes a definition of sexualized challenging behaviour encompassing a continuum of self- and other-directed behaviours related to touch, exposure and communication which are viewed as distinct from sexual offending. Presents findings which suggest that sexualized challenging behaviours have distinct characteristics that differentiate them from nonsexualized challenging behaviours.

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