tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post4848138657231225212..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: The Penny's Long FallDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-19154636943578442302008-12-08T00:00:00.000-05:002008-12-08T00:00:00.000-05:00Dave, I am hoping you can help me. I am writing a ...Dave, I am hoping you can help me. I am writing a argumentative paper on this topic for my Honors Philosophy class and I am in desperate need of information. <BR/><BR/>My thesis is something along the lines of: Persons with developmental disabilities should be allowed to be sexual without consent of their guardian.<BR/><BR/>I need to know, do persons with developmental disabilites have to get consent of their guardian to have sex? Sexual civil rights and legality for the Developmentally disabled and any other information you may have on the topic. If you are able to help me out I would really appreciated it!!<BR/><BR/>My e-mail is: <BR/>Luvmymaddiepie05@yahoo.com<BR/><BR/>Hope to hear from you soon!!!Ledabeanzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649538626054873278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-87731645428031285842008-12-04T09:26:00.000-05:002008-12-04T09:26:00.000-05:00Forgive me for saying this, but as a woman I feel ...Forgive me for saying this, but as a woman I feel I must:<BR/><BR/>Duh!<BR/><BR/>A very em ..."masculine" post, Dave. However, it was worth stating for that 50% of the population who haven't a clue.<BR/><BR/>-OSMOne Sick Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744571221745247997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-61090822798196527282008-12-04T08:43:00.000-05:002008-12-04T08:43:00.000-05:00My son is nearing 8. I have been thinking about t...My son is nearing 8. I have been thinking about this for 8 years. I talked with someone 7 years ago who did have her child sterilized right around when it became illegal to do so. Too much trouble, too much worry.<BR/>It made me very sad. <BR/><BR/>I have been reading <I>Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries, and Sexuality</I> by Terri Couwenhoven. (I see you are mentioned as a resource in the book for all your good writing on this subject) I think she gives a lot of good guidance.<BR/><BR/>While it would be the right thing to do for schools to teach sex ed to those with cognitive disabilities, adapted to their needs, I sincerely doubt it is happening. My son's teachers can't figure out how to adapt the class work he has now. A strong advocate for special education spoke of her son with DS during her presentation. What is sex? He answers with embarrassment: You don't do it! Too many assumptions had been made that he understood what was being talked about. She had to go back and teach him the basics first.<BR/><BR/>I want to do better. I want my son ultimately to have the love and respect from a life partner that makes him "feel like a man". It is something we all want, and I hate that so many people are made to feel like they are supposed to be asexual because they aren't society's model of sexiness. How many of us really are?Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090051661613157087noreply@blogger.com