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Boyfriends & girlfriends : a guide to dating for people with disabilities

By: Couwenhoven, Terri.
Publisher: Bethesda, MD : Woodbine House, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First edition.Description: viii, 118 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781606132555; 1606132555.Other title: Boyfriends and girlfriends | Guide to dating for people with disabilities.Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | DATING | RELATIONSHIPS | SEXUALITY
Contents:
Introduction. - 1. DATING BASICS: What is a date? - Why do people date? - Are you old enough to date? - Are you ready to date? - 2. SEXUAL FEELINGS AND CRUSHES: What are sexual feelings? - What is a crush? - Handling sexual feelings and crushes. - 3. STARTING A BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND RELATIONSHIP: Step 1: Find someone who interests you. - Step 2: See if the person is interested in you. - Step 3: Spend time getting to know each other - Date! - 4. SHARING TOUCH & AFFECTION: - Types of touch and affection. - Rules for sharing touch and affection. - Respecting your partner's boundaries. - 5. HOW ARE THINGS GOING? - Step 4: Evaluating your relationship. - Types of relationships that don't work out. - 6. FIXING PROBLEMS: - Is the problem fixable? - Fixing problems. - 7. DO YOU FEEL RESPECTED? - Signs your relationship is unhealthy. - Other danger signs. - 8. TIME TO BREAK UP? - How do you break up? - If someone breaks up with you.- 9. TIME TO GET MORE SERIOUS? - Thinking about a future together. - Where should you live? - Should you get engaged or married? - Sharing touch and affection in more serious ways. - Conclusion. - Dating dilemmas. - Online dating sites.
Summary: "Boyfriends & Girlfriends is for parents and professionals caring for adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome or other intellectual disabilities. It provides an entryway to discuss the sensitive area of dating and sensuality issues broken down into understandable language." - BOOK JACKET
List(s) this item appears in: Healthy relationships for all ages May 2022 | Sex Education for Adults 2024
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. - 1. DATING BASICS: What is a date? - Why do people date? - Are you old enough to date? - Are you ready to date? - 2. SEXUAL FEELINGS AND CRUSHES: What are sexual feelings? - What is a crush? - Handling sexual feelings and crushes. - 3. STARTING A BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND RELATIONSHIP: Step 1: Find someone who interests you. - Step 2: See if the person is interested in you. - Step 3: Spend time getting to know each other - Date! - 4. SHARING TOUCH & AFFECTION: - Types of touch and affection. - Rules for sharing touch and affection. - Respecting your partner's boundaries. - 5. HOW ARE THINGS GOING? - Step 4: Evaluating your relationship. - Types of relationships that don't work out. - 6. FIXING PROBLEMS: - Is the problem fixable? - Fixing problems. - 7. DO YOU FEEL RESPECTED? - Signs your relationship is unhealthy. - Other danger signs. - 8. TIME TO BREAK UP? - How do you break up? - If someone breaks up with you.- 9. TIME TO GET MORE SERIOUS? - Thinking about a future together. - Where should you live? - Should you get engaged or married? - Sharing touch and affection in more serious ways. - Conclusion. - Dating dilemmas. - Online dating sites.

"Boyfriends & Girlfriends is for parents and professionals caring for adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome or other intellectual disabilities. It provides an entryway to discuss the sensitive area of dating and sensuality issues broken down into understandable language." - BOOK JACKET

Patron comment on 28/04/2016

Easy to read (with support) for my daughter who has Down syndrome. She particularly liked the quizzes and the part about how far you are comfortable going with touch.

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