Review of Sociosexuality Curricular Content for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela S. Wolfe ◽  
Jennifer L. Wertalik ◽  
Sarah Domire Monaco ◽  
Stephanie Gardner ◽  
Salvador Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Curricular Content ◽  
Biological Aspects

Human sexuality encompasses aspects of physiology and emotions. The need for sociosexuality education for individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) is widely acknowledged; yet, there is little known about what topics of sexuality are presented. This review identified curricular content used in comprehensive, commercially available sexuality curriculum for individuals with DD. Results indicated that biological aspects such as anatomy and physiology were taught in all the curriculums; however, issues related to culture and society were less frequently present. The need for specific sexuality content is discussed as well as future implications.

Review of Biological Aspects of Human Sexuality (3rd ed.).

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 374-375
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Biological Aspects

scholarly journals The sexuality of patients with onco-hematological diseases

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra de Souza Melo ◽  
Emília Campos de Carvalho ◽  
Nilza Teresa Rotter Pelá
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Sexual Excitation ◽  
Hospital Unit ◽  
Hematological Diseases ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Biological Aspects

We interviewed 20 patients staying at a hospital unit, by means of a data collection instrument that is based on the eclectic model, with a view to characterizing the biological, psychological and sociocultural aspects involving human sexuality which are affected in patients with onco-hematological diseases. The research complied with ethical requirements for studies involving human beings. The results revealed that these clients presented problems related to biological aspects, mainly with respect to the phase of sexual desire (60% of the sample), sexual excitation (75%) and orgasm (75%). The psychological aspects related to sexual self-image were affected in 60% of the sample; problems related to social aspects (85%) were mainly due to the fear of acquiring an infection as a result of the low immunity provoked by the disease and treatment. These clients demonstrated alterations in their sexual function and in the way they expressed their sexuality.

scholarly journals The presidential election of the human body: applying contextual learning to promote connections between the student and the curricular content

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Vaz Ernesto ◽  
Daiane Silva Machado ◽  
Camilo Lellis-Santos
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Cell Function ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Curricular Content ◽  
A Cell ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Presidential Election Campaign

Using real-world situations to engage students in learning specific content is preconized by educational research as an effective strategy. However, motivating students to establish personal and emotional connections with the curricular content is challenging. We presented a didactic strategy named The presidential election of the human body, created to use the presidential election context to engage students in studying cell function and structure using role-playing and appropriation of scientific concepts. Four groups of students (N=124) of the science and mathematics teacher training program chose a cell of the human body to impersonate, they studied the biology of their cell, and they ran in a presidential election campaign. They created slogans, videos, and materials for their campaign, and on the day of the election, the group of the students voted for the best slogan. The didactic strategy was capable of stimulating the appropriation of the characteristics of the cells they represented. The majority (75%) of the elected candidates represented cells that are linked to the nervous system. Musicality and humor were the most frequent styles that appeared in the slogans. Students strongly agreed that they enjoyed the activity and considered it valuable for contextualizing the learning of anatomy and physiology. Thus, the activity is a didactic resource to stimulate the students to embrace the content they are learning in a contextualized momentum of a presidential election.

scholarly journals Sexual Selections: "Explorations in the Anthropology of Sex

1991 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Herring
Keyword(s):  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Human Fertility ◽  
Sex And Sexuality ◽  
Sexual Selection Theory ◽  
Human Primate ◽  
Selection Of

The following selection of papers arose out of a half-year seminar course, The Anthropology of Sex, held at McMaster University in the winter of 1990. The course was originally conceived as a vehicle for scrutinizing the physical anthropological significance of current understandings of human sexuality and reproduction. As such, I imagined we would discuss human sexuality from the point of view of human and non-human primate biology, diversity, and evolution. I dutifully sketched out a fairly predictable range of topics, which included the origins and evolution of sexual reproduction, sex and sexuality in human evolution, factors affecting human fertility, the uniqueness (or not) of human sexual response and eroticism, variation in human sexual anatomy and physiology, sexual selection theory, sex differences between human and non-human primates, biological constructs of 'male' and 'female', sociobiological views of sex, the origins and evolution of sexually-transmitted diseases, and so on.

Maximum Output Intensity of the Audiokinetron

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine M. Rankovic ◽  
William M. Rabinowitz ◽  
Gregory L. Lof
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Output Intensity ◽  
Safety Studies ◽  
Auditory Integration Training ◽  
Auditory Integration

The Audiokinetron is a device that processes music for earphone presentation to patients undergoing auditory integration training, a treatment for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities. Intensity levels produced by the Audiokinetron were measured under realistic listening conditions with a KEMAR manikin substituted for a patient. Average levels at the eardrum were 110 dB SPL when the device was adjusted to the highest setting employed by a local, trained AIT practitioner and 118 dB SPL at the maximum setting of the device. These levels are potentially harmful to hearing and warrant further safety studies of AIT instruments and protocols.

Using Video Modeling Intervention and Speech Generating Devices To Teach Requesting Behaviors to Persons With Autism

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 109-113
Author(s):  
Karen Copple ◽  
Rajinder Koul ◽  
Devender Banda ◽  
Ellen Frye
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Observational Learning ◽  
Video Modeling ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Design Studies ◽  
Communicative Behaviors ◽  
Speech Generating Device ◽  
Treatment Package

Abstract One of the instructional techniques reported in the literature to teach communication skills to persons with autism is video modeling (VM). VM is a form of observational learning that involves watching and imitating the desired target behavior(s) exhibited by the person on the videotape. VM has been used to teach a variety of social and communicative behaviors to persons with developmental disabilities such as autism. In this paper, we describe the VM technique and summarize the results of two single-subject experimental design studies that investigated the acquisition of spontaneous requesting skills using a speech generating device (SGD) by persons with autism following a VM intervention. The results of these two studies indicate that a VM treatment package that includes a SGD as one of its components can be effective in facilitating communication in individuals with autism who have little or no functional speech.

Examining the Role of Language in Play Among Children With and Without Developmental Disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 795-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth J. Short ◽  
Rachael Cooper Schindler ◽  
Rita Obeid ◽  
Maia M. Noeder ◽  
Laura E. Hlavaty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Play Skills ◽  
Critical Aspect ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Better Than

Purpose Play is a critical aspect of children's development, and researchers have long argued that symbolic deficits in play may be diagnostic of developmental disabilities. This study examined whether deficits in play emerge as a function of developmental disabilities and whether our perceptions of play are colored by differences in language and behavioral presentations. Method Ninety-three children participated in this study (typically developing [TD]; n = 23, developmental language disorders [DLD]; n = 24, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD]; n = 26, and autism spectrum disorder [ASD]; n = 20). Children were videotaped engaging in free-play. Children's symbolic play (imagination, organization, elaboration, and comfort) was scored under conditions of both audible language and no audible language to assess diagnostic group differences in play and whether audible language impacted raters' perception of play. Results Significant differences in play were evident across diagnostic groups. The presence of language did not alter play ratings for the TD group, but differences were found among the other diagnostic groups. When language was audible, children with DLD and ASD (but not ADHD) were scored poorly on play compared to their TD peers. When language was not audible, children with DLD were perceived to play better than when language was audible. Conversely, children with ADHD showed organizational deficits when language was not available to support their play. Finally, children with ASD demonstrated poor play performance regardless of whether language was audible or not. Conclusions Language affects our understanding of play skills in some young children. Parents, researchers, and clinicians must be careful not to underestimate or overestimate play based on language presentation. Differential skills in language have the potential to unduly influence our perceptions of play for children with developmental disabilities.

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