survey the Sexual Behavior of Intellectual Disability adolescents during Sexual Puberty from the point of view of Parents and Teachers

Abstract

Aim and Background: The occurrence of sexual behavior by young people with intellectual disability can create many problems for families and teachers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the sexual behaviors of adolescents with intellectual disability from the viewpoint of parents and teachers. Material and Methods: This research was a comparative causative method and the community studied was all teachers and parents of intellectual disable adolescent students in Tehran, 50 parents and 50 teachers were selected by available sampling method and they were evaluated by a researcher-made questionnaire. Data were analyzed by independent T-test by using SPSS software. Findings: There was a significant difference between the reports of parents and teachers (P>.001). Parents report that 30 percent of their children touch their personal body in a public place and 32 percent of this behavior was toward someone else. Teachers have also reported that students tend to touch their own body in a 38 percent in public place and touch 44 percent toward someone else. Conclusion: The occurrence of sexual behaviors in young people with intellectual disability was very diverse due to the lack of information resources, cognitive limitations and cultural and social values of the family. And from the perspective of parents and teachers, they show inappropriate behaviors. Parents' denial was also reported.

Keywords

• sexual behaviors
• intellectual disable adolescents
• sexual puberty