Affectivity And Sexuality In People With Intellectual Disabilities. State Of The Art

The treatment of sexuality and erotica of people with intellectual disabilities has been scarcely studied throughout history, since this is one of the most private and controversial areas to address, alongside the study of love itself. Legislative recognition in favor of the sexual rights of people with intellectual disabilities during recent decades has led to the development of sexual education programs in order to offer information and risk prevention regarding sexual practices, as well as the incorporation of new sexual and reproductive health care services for this group. This article aims, on the one hand, to collect theoretical aspects on affectivity, sexuality and intellectual disability; and, on the other, to address the description of instances of good practice within the Spanish literature, through a documentary review of 5 case studies retrieved from the Scopus and Web of Science databases.