Intellectual disability and sexuality : attitudes of disability support staff and leisure industry employees

By: Gilmore, Linda.
Contributor(s): Chambers, Brooke.
Series: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability 35 (1) 2010: 22-28.Publisher: 2010Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): COMMUNITY ATTITUDES | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | PARENTING | QUESTIONNAIRES | SEXUALITY ISSUES | STAFF ATTITUDES | SUPPORT STAFFSummary: Describes a study which found that support staff and leisure workers reported generally positive attitudes towards the sexuality of individuals with an ID, but men were seen as having less self-control than women. Support staff were more cautious in their views on parenting and both groups considered a lower level of sexual freedom to be desirable for women with an ID compared to women who were developing typically.
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Describes a study which found that support staff and leisure workers reported generally positive attitudes towards the sexuality of individuals with an ID, but men were seen as having less self-control than women. Support staff were more cautious in their views on parenting and both groups considered a lower level of sexual freedom to be desirable for women with an ID compared to women who were developing typically.

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