Developing a policy for sexual health education for children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders and learning disabilities

Ballantyne, Diane (2011) Developing a policy for sexual health education for children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders and learning disabilities. Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 11 (1). ISSN 1478-1840

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Abstract

Linn Moor School provides care and education for 22 children with severe and challenging behaviour. Around 80 percent of these children have a diagnosis on the Autistic Spectrum and all the students have some form of learning disabilities. Due to these difficulties, providing sexual health education has been a challenge and there has never been a whole school approach. Aspects of sexual health education have only been taught when a crisis has arisen for individual students.

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