Keywords

adolescents, developmental disabilities, sexual abuse, sexual health education

 

Authors

  1. Murray, B. Lee RN, BSN, MN, PhD

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This case report is the story of my son's alleged abuse, told from my perspective. At the time, Jordan, a boy with Down syndrome, was 14 years old when his disclosure of sexual abuse by a school employee occurred. As part of the healing process, I use autoethnography to tell the story. I also describe and discuss a school-based program, which I developed and deliver, to provide sexual health promotion and sexual abuse prevention to adolescents with developmental disabilities.