People with a learning disability and autistic people have sexual rights.
They should be free to express their sexuality and have safe, happy relationships.
People need support and information to explore their sexuality.
Mencap have shared their vision about sexuality and relationships. This is for people with a learning disability and is also in easy read.
Mencap have put together some resources on relationships and sex education.
This is for people with a learning disability, professionals, carers and families. It includes easy reads and video guides.
Supported Loving is a national network. It shares good practice for people with learning disabilities and autistic people. It helps people to get the support they need to enjoy the same sexual and romantic freedoms as everyone else.
The Supported Loving toolkit has guides to help about lots of things like supporting LGBTQ+ people, pornography and rights versus risks.
There is a support loving network. This includes people with learning disabilities, autistic people, family members and professionals that developed the toolkit.
Easy health have easy read resources and videos. They are in sections on Sex and Relationships as well as Sexual Health.
Supporting Autistic Adults' Intimate Lives (SAAIL) is a sex-positive research project. It aims to explore and represent autistic adults' intimate lives in positive ways.
They are developing toolkits for autistic adults and professionals. It will cover topics like being autistic and queer, healthy relationships, online resources on autism and intimacy and managing rejection.
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