Adolescents who have developmental disabilities and members of certain other groups such as those with mobility impairments experience unique challenges that are often not met by Social Services.
Example a sexually active teenager with poor fine motor skills will have considerable difficulty just putting on a condom, people with special needs have to be extremely Creative in finding a way to express their sexuality, they need help and special sex education that addresses there specific concerns.
I have Aspergers, I really like girls and I think they should be attracted to me because I'm a good looking guy, but I think the way I approach them sometimes, I try to talk to them about music by just ask if they want to go out with me. Sometimes they're nice but they are often treat me like I shouldn't of asked.
Adolescents with special needs may not always be able to get certain types of help.
I feel very conflicted about how to help my daughter who has special needs with her sexual feelings, when she was a young child we had to figure out how to get her to stop a touching herself in public and she still does that sometimes. Now she's a teenager and were terrified someone might try to take advantage of her. We've done our best to explain things in a language she would understand but she is very impulsive and might just let someone touch her up. She might do something inappropriate or worse if I'm honest although this is something I hardly day voice. I worry she might become pregnant, honestly that's a bigger worry than if my daughter who does not have special needs became pregnant.
Adolescents with special needs certainly deserve to enjoy pleasure and safe sexual expression.
Dr Pamela Stephenson Connelly
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