This is a guide for parents and professionals supporting people with learning disabilities and/or on the autistic spectrum. It addresses the difficulties that intimate self-touch and masturbation can pose, particularly when they happen in public settings.
The book looks at societal, cultural and religious views of masturbation, how teens develop into sexual beings, and the right to be sexual. It also covers how to masturbate, appropriate public and private behavior, professional responsibilities and boundaries, and legal aspects of the topic.
It includes good practice responses that give examples of the issues and solutions in action.
- Audience
- Parents and professionals
- Topics
- Societal, cultural and religious views; teen sexual development; the right to be sexual; how to masturbate; public and private behavior; professional responsibilities and boundaries; legal aspects
- Features
- Good practice responses with examples of issues and solutions