Abstract
In previous chapters the narrative revolved around one main representative character to illustrate the therapeutic interaction with a disabled person in a specific stage of the human life cycle. Because sexuality is not a stage but an integral part of the human condition, this chapter will not follow the story of one individual. Instead several vignettes will be presented, each illustrating a specific aspect of how disability can affect the way in which sexuality is experienced or expressed. It is interesting to note that the subject of human sexuality has been given considerable coverage the psychotherapeutic literature but little if any attention has been paid to the effect of disability on human sexuality.
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The sexual problems of the disabled are aggravated by a widespread view that they are either malignantly sexual, like libidinous dwarfs or, more commonly, completely asexual. (Murphy, 1987)
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Wilson, S. (2003). Disability and Sexuality. In: Disability, Counselling and Psychotherapy. Basic Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-21450-7_6
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