The Facts of Life...and More

Leslie Walker-Hirsch is a Social Development and Sexuality Consultant at Moonstone Group Sexuality Consultation and Education Services in New York.

Introduction; A Personal Story; Special Education Meets Sexuality Education; Sexuality Education and Intellectual Disability Across the Lifespan: A Developmental, Social and Educational Perspective; Six Key Components of a Meaningful Comprehensive Sexuality Education; Foundations in Social/Sexual Education and Special Education Techniques; Sexuality and Intellectual Disability as a Cultural Phenomena; A Parent's Perspective: Supporting Social and Sexual Maturity; Social Support Systems for Quality Service Delivery: A Historical View; In Their Own Words: Couples Tell Their Stories; Cultural Diversity in Social/Sexuality Education, Intellectual Disabilities; Sexual Expression: Supporting Diversity in Sexual Relationships: On Being GBLT with an Intellectual Disability; Risk Management Related to Sexual Choices; Consent to Sexual Activity: Legal and Clinical Considerations; Managing the Risks Associated with Sexual Activity; Treatment Issues; OB-GYN Care for the Female with an Intellectual Disability; Understanding Sexual Abuse: Helping Victims Recover; Sexuality and Mental Health: Interventions and Treatments.

"Present[s] issues not in isolation, but lay[s] them out in the wider context of society, changing attitudes, services and what it is to be human...Vignettes sprinkled throughout the book serve as personal, real life illustrations to remind us who is at the heart of all this learning: people who have disabilities." --Karin Melberg Schwier