How to Respond to Sexualised Acts

A Research-Based Guide for Families and Frontline Staff Working with Neurodivergent Individuals

Kate E. Reynolds (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

336 Seiten

2025
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-80501-010-4 (ISBN)

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Advice and guidance for parents and frontline workers supporting neurodivergent children and young people who are displaying sexualised behaviours. Includes practical strategies to unpick complex behaviours in a developmentally-appropriate way.

Relationships and sexuality are key elements of human development, and neurodivergent individuals may need additional support to navigate them safely. Grounded in peer-reviewed research and work with key academics and practitioners, Kate Reynolds guides families and frontline staff through responding to and preventing sexualized acts. She provides practical advice and strategies to effectively and positively support individuals at an early stage, before psychiatric services or law enforcement become involved.

The book covers attitudes and common responses to sexualized acts, the role of applied behavioral analysis, the neurodiversity movement and structural issues which impact healthy relationships and sexual development. Each chapter has an easy-read summary to help parents who may have a learning difficulty and to allow staff to create accessible resources.

Emphasising the importance of communication, the need for consistent support for individuals and with an emphasis on human rights, the book explores how and when families and frontline staff can work together to support the people they care for.

Kate Reynolds is an experienced author, adviser, public speaker and autism parent, who focuses on relationships and sexuality in autism and intellectual disability. She has written the Tom and Ellie books for JKP, as well as the recent Healthy Loving, Healthy Living series. Kate has a Masters in Disability Studies, is working towards a doctorate and currently is doing research for the Churchill Trust. She has given papers at national and international conferences, including the National Autistic Society, the Chromosome 18 Europe conference and the All Party Parliamentary Group on disability and sex education. Kate runs workshops for parents and frontline staff, and does specific work with autistic or intellectually disabled individuals.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.6.2025
Zusatzinfo	N/A
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
ISBN-10	1-80501-010-7 / 1805010107
ISBN-13	978-1-80501-010-4 / 9781805010104
Zustand	Neuware