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Scenario

How to talk about romance and sexuality with your disabled adult child

My autistic son is eighteen and asks me every day when he will have a girlfriend and I do not know how to help him understand intimacy when the world sees him as a child.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Society's desexualization of disability creates a painful gap between human longing and social possibility.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Love and disability?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.