 and inclusion with the individuals who lack awareness. Some intellectually and/or physically disabled people grow up in group homes or institutions. This can cause difficulties in social and personal development, and can contribute to the development of socially inappropriate behavior. It can also be more difficult for intellectually disabled people to distinguish between public and private behaviors. For example, the staff could escort the individual to a seminar or a clinic to learn new information or join a support group for interaction.
There are many common attitudes towards individuals with disabilities and sexuality. Sexual ignorance is an enormous hurdle for people with disabilities when trying to figure themselves out sexually. The situation of an individual with a disability is made a lot Mcleodganj escorts worse when that person is denied access to the sex education most people receive. In many cases, sex education is being withheld from many persons with disabilities on the assumption that the individual ‘won’t need it’. The fact of matter is the issues of sexuality in people with developmental disabilities are reduced to basic sex acts and biological urges. Basic human emotion is seldom apart of the equation which leaves the individual at a disadvantage when learning how to express appropriate feelings. Most individual with disabilities not only struggle with sexual expression but they also struggle sexual orientation. Sexual orientation is a topic that is often difficult and sometimes volatile because of its inherent connection to ethics, morality, and religious belief. It can challenge individuals by bringing up very personal feelings about their own relationships and sexuality. It is also important for staff in the residential setting to not let culture affect the relationships with the individuals regarding sexuality. On the other hand, staff should not let their peers dictate relationships with the individuals. Sex and disability tend to be a taboo area for people and is rarely discussed in the same sentence. As a result more than 50% of disabled people do not have any form of a regular sex life. People with physical or intellectual disabilities in today’s society are often regarded as non-sexual adults. Sex is very much associated with mental and physical attractiveness, and when it is not, is often seen as “improper”. Furthermore, if sex and disability are even discussed, it is very much in terms of capacity, technique, and fertility. For example individuals worry about fertility, pregnancy issues or societal views. Opportunities for sexual exploration among people with disabilities, particularly the less capable, are very limited. There is often a lack of privacy and they are much more likely to receive a negative reaction from a staff if discovered. Among the major systemic barriers to healthy sexual expression among both the physically and developmentally disabled is a lack of privacy. Depending on others, such as family members or direct care, for care daily activities can also seriously restrict a person’s opportunities
For people with disabilities being supported by services in a residential setting, it is not person centered planning that matters as much as person centered thinking. If people with disabilities who use services are to have positive control over their lives, if they are to have self directed lives within their own communities then those who are around the person, especially those who do the day to day work need to have person centered thinking skills. Only a small percentage of people need to know how to write good person centered plans, but everyone involved needs to have good skills in person centered thinking.