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Adrian_Scope
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Despite one in five people in the UK identifying as disabled (having a longstanding illness, disability or impairment that causes significant challenges to activities of daily life) – it is virtually impossible to access information on how to navigate disability, sex and relationships. Inspired by Brook’s theme for sexual health awareness week – sex and disability – I decided to chat to others living with scoliosis (a curvature of the spine).What was your experience of sex education? Did it prepare you for intimacy while living with a disability?
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How do you teach this to 2 small children? I cannot find any resources that are aimed at small children under 5 years old even though I have looked online.0
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Sex education did not prepare me at all for being intimate as a disabled person. There are so many things that need to be made more aware of. For instance, feelings, I experienced a rollercoaster of emotions when I became disabled and I refused to be intimate with my husband. I really think there needs to be more diversity when teaching sex education.2
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Thank you for sharing this @Ami2301!
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I think you might struggle to find anything for under-5s @April2018mom. But there are some resources for SRE (Sex and Relationships Education) for Key Stage 1 and 2 here - https://www.theschoolrun.com/primary-school-sex-education.0
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Hi @April2018mom, sex education at such an early age can be difficult and it may be better to concentrate on health and relationships. I remember buying my daughter a series called 'how the body works' using cartoons. While I did wonder how much my daughter got from it she did love the series and did take in a lot over time. For example by the time she started school she knew how a baby was made, but not how the sperm got from the man to the woman, and unusual for her never actually asked.
There is a very similar cartoon called Once Upon A Time on you Tubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMC8kxL4ZFg&list=PL_2PFMsdz59I6QYN-N6YW2RbTKxhN8rzO
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