A sexualidade dos adolescentes com síndrome de down

• Autor(a) principal: Fonseca, Fábio Ferran Claudino da
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório do Centro Universitário Braz Cubas
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/handle/123456789/2889
• topic: Sexualidade; Diálogo; Adolescência; Síndrome de Down; CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA

This paper refers to a literature review about the sexuality of adolescents with Down Syndrome, seeking to understand how the enlightening and healthy dialogue between the guardians of these adolescents is important for the development of this sexuality, considering that, often, there is some resistance, on the part of those responsible, to accept/believe that children with Down syndrome have sexuality, or that this is very exaggerated, which hinders the maturation of these adolescents in the sexual sphere, and may, due to the lack of dialogue, cause both psychological and biological problems, such as the acquisition of STIs, for example. When the path of personality development in adolescence begins, along with the hormonal load that this phase provides, the path to the discovery of sexuality also begins. The period of initiation of sexuality brings to adolescents many doubts, false information, myths and taboos about their orientation, so it is important that there is clarification and sexual education in order to create a healthy, safe and full sexual experience. So, when it comes to the person with Down Syndrome, this teaching of sexuality should be further emphasized and dialogued to avoid doubts, early pregnancy, contract STIs, among others. This work addressed chapters regarding the conceptualization of adolescence, as well as its characteristics, the sexuality of adolescents with Down syndrome and, finally, the dialogue of parents with adolescents with Down syndrome. This study is relevant because it aggregates knowledge about the sexuality of the person who has this syndrome, because there is a great lack of scientific themes on this subject.