ABSTRACT
For many people with intellectual disabilities (learning disabilities), accessing accurate and unbiased sex education can be incredibly challenging. It is important to acknowledge how difficult and awkward it must be to ask a support worker or carer for information and advice on sex as it is an extremely personal and sensitive issue which many find embarrassing to discuss (Yacoub & Hall, 2009). Some people with learning disabilities therefore turn to their peers to ask questions about sex. Studies such as that by Yacoub & Hall have noted that there is often a great variation in knowledge and understanding of sex in people with learning disabilities. This may lead to these peers giving inaccurate, incorrect or contradictory information which could have dangerous consequences.
