Dating and Romantic Relationships of Adolescents with Disabilities

Research, Youth with disabilities|

Why is this research important? This research explored understandings and experiences of romantic relationships in adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Such youth are at high risk for sexual exploitation, making understanding of these individual’s knowledge, understanding, and experience of relationships and what is appropriate within them especially important.  Adolescents and their parents were surveyed relative to a [...]