Abstract

DENARI, Fátima Elisabeth. Sexuality & mental deficiency: reflections about concepts. Rev. bras. educ. espec. [online]. 2002, vol.08, n.01, pp.09-14. ISSN 1413-6538.

The present text intends to instigate the reflection on polemic themes and almost always permeated by prejudice: sexuality and mental deficiency, mainly when reported to one of the human development period - the adolescence. For this, we discussed the theme from the specialized literature spectrum and research reports based on the fact that the mental deficiency is not a barrier to sexuality manifestation, and besides the genitality, it implies ways of feeling, thinking and acting, proper to people interacting in the society and marking it.

Keywords : Sexuality; Mental Deficiency; Adolescence.

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