Learning Difficulties and Sexual Vulnerability Format:Trade Paperback For the first time in

For the first time in the English language

social workers and psychologists

she looks at the concepts of 'self' and 'other' and talks about the people in our lives - how to relate to them

and designed specifically to develop social

with the hindsight gained in adult life that it is better to spend energy learning to be happy

Learning Difficulties and Sexual Vulnerability Format:Trade Paperback For the first time inPeople with learning difficulties are considerably more likely to experience sexual violence than those without, and for this reason they are often described as 'vulnerable'. However, the use of this label can in fact increase risk. This book argues that the act of treating adults with learning difficulties as 'vulnerable' and in need of protection strips them of their autonomy and leaves them with fewer of the skills which are needed to protect