The s words: Sexuality, sensuality, sexual expression and people with intellectual disability

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-245

  Taylor Gomez, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Intellectual disability; Learning disability; Sexual expression; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEAR; FRIEND; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIBIDO; MASTURBATION; POVERTY; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84863600386     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: 15736717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-011-9250-4     Document Type: Article

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