This week we are joined by Massachusetts-based sex educator Brian Melanson, who serves intellectually and developmentally disabled adolescents within the Whole Selves framework. Our discussion focuses on intellectual disability as a construct; triumphs and challenges with sex and relationships education with this cohort; social stigma and exploitation (and resiliency!); how to balance educational and therapeutic considerations; person-first versus identity-first language; defining “normal”; and finally, being…
Tag: adolescence
Podcast Episode 5
In this episode, I talk to Al Vernacchio, Sexuality Education Coordinator for Friends Central School in Wynnewood, PA. We discuss the pitfalls and joys of adolescent masculinity, educating about consent, and the relationship between spirituality and sexuality, among other things. If you’d like to support the show at Patreon, here is the link.