Sexual understanding and development of young people with intellectual disabilities: mothers' perspectives.
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Department Name: Faculty of Medicine
Abstract
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Organisations
Publications
Andrew Jahoda (Author)
(2011)
Mothers' experience of supporting the sexual development of young people with learning disabilities
Pownall JD
(2011)
Sexual understanding and development of young people with intellectual disabilities: mothers' perspectives of within-family context.
in American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities
Pownall JD
(2012)
Sexuality and sex education of adolescents with intellectual disability: mothers' attitudes, experiences, and support needs.
in Intellectual and developmental disabilities
| Description | Sexual understanding and development of people with learning disabilities : the perspectives of young people and their mothers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Families are important in supporting their adolescents' sexual development, but few studies have considered families' views about this private matter. In this session, findings will be presented from two studies examining mothers' experiences, their attitudes, and behaviour in relation to the sexuality and sex education of their children with learning disabilities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | The changing sexual lives of young people with learning disabilities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | A one day event developed to explore some of the sexual health and wellbeing issues faced by young people with learning disabilities and will focus on good practice in health, social care and educational settings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Too embarrassing to talk about! : the views of young people and mothers about sexual development |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | FRONTLINE is an Irish quarterly magazine published since 1989 for workers and families at the front line of intellectual disability. It provides a window on research and good practice, and a forum for people with intellectual disabilities and their advocates to exchange views and experiences. FRONTLINE is a not-for-profit organisation with a voluntary editorial board of frontline professionals and parents. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.frontline-ireland.net/ |
| Description | Too embarrassing to talk about? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Presentation given at a one-day event by Mencap Cymru, All Wales Parents and Carers Forum and the Universities of Glasgow and Bangor, Wales, looks at the sexual awareness and development of young people with learning disabilities and how parents - especially mothers - deal with this aspect of growing up and transition to adulthood. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |