Choice Availability and People with Intellectual Disability

Stancliffe, Roger J.

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“…The conceptualization of sexual self-determination developed here also shows a high degree of connectivity to concepts of positive psychology, which view the existence of a choice as central to IID's ability to self-determine [11]. However, the conceptualization developed here has the advantage that it also depicts the cognitive processes preceding a choice, which must be regarded as the actual self-determination process.…”

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“…The degree of self-determination of IID is estimated to be higher the more an action is voluntary and deliberate [10]. In this framework, choice is estimated to be very significant for IID for several reasons: (1) IID themselves repeatedly state that they want to control their own lives; (2) IID, unlike the non-disabled population, have limited ability to make choices; (3) choice and self-determination are significant in national legislation regarding IID in many countries; (4) choice is a central component of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; (5) choice and self-determination are fundamental domains of quality of life; and (6) having choices has positive effects on other outcomes such as activity engagement [11].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Sexual Self-Determination of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities—A Possible Philosophical Conceptualization and Resulting Practical Challenges

Skuban-Eiseler

2022

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(1) Background: Self-determination is one of the central values of many societies. Self-determination concerns many areas of life, including sexuality. Unfortunately, the sexuality of individuals with intellectual disabilities (IID) is often discriminated against, and even in their everyday care, sexuality is often given too little space, not least because of knowledge deficits of parents and staff. A practicable conceptualization of sexual self-determination is a prerequisite for helping IID to achieve self-determined sexuality. The aim of this paper is to formulate such an applicable conceptualization and to discuss related challenges. (2) Method: This paper uses Harry Frankfurt’s hierarchical conception of desires and the WHO definition of sexuality to develop a suitable understanding of sexual self-determination. (3) Results: The mentioned concepts offer promising tools to develop a conceptualization of sexual self-determination with high practical applicability. (4) Discussion: Sexual self-determination involves decision-making processes in relation to the different dimensions of sexuality. IID do need support to come to these decisions. Challenges that might be involved with such decision processes will be discussed.

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Sexual Self-Determination of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities—A Possible Philosophical Conceptualization and Resulting Practical Challenges

Skuban-Eiseler

2022

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“…Z badań przeprowadzonych przez Carli Friedman (2018) wynika, że dobra znajomość osoby z niepełnosprawnością przez personel instytucji pomocowych pomaga we wspieraniu tych osób w drodze do ich samostanowienia. Dzieje się tak, ponieważ im lepiej personel zna daną osobę, tym bardziej rozumie jej indywidualne preferencje i sposoby, w jakie są one komunikowane (Stancliffe 2020). Z podobnych powodów można oczekiwać, że bliski związek i głęboka wiedza między rodzicem a synem lub córką stwarza środowisko, w którym preferencje osoby dorosłej z niepełnosprawnością intelektualną są odpowiednio rozpoznawane i rozumiane.…”

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Osoba z niepełnosprawnością intelektualną. Tożsamościowy wymiar samostanowienia i (nie)zależności w kontekście życia rodzinnego

Niedbalski¹

2023

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“…It is sometimes assumed that people with cognitive disability, including some autistic people, are incapa ble of practical reason, failing even at the initial task of deciding what it is that they value or desire 177 . Autistic people were traditionally thought to have impaired self awareness 178 .…”

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A capabilities approach to understanding and supporting autistic adulthood

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There is little comprehensive research into autistic adulthood, and even less into the services and supports that are most likely to foster flourishing adult autistic lives. This limited research is partly because autism is largely conceived as a condition of childhood, but this focus of research has also resulted from the orthodox scientific approach to autism, which conceptualizes autistic experience almost entirely as a series of biologically derived functional deficits. Approaching autism in this way severely limits what is known about this neurodevelopmental difference, how research is conducted and the services and supports available. In this Review, we adopt an alternative research strategy: we apply Martha Nussbaum’s capabilities approach, which focuses on ten core elements of a thriving human life, to research on autistic adulthood. In doing so, we identify areas where autistic adults thrive and where they often struggle, and highlight issues to which researchers, clinicians and policymakers should respond. The resulting picture is far more complex than conventional accounts of autism imply. It also reveals the importance of engaging autistic adults directly in the research process to make progress towards genuinely knowing autism and supporting flourishing autistic lives.

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Choice Availability and People with Intellectual Disability

Cited by 5 publications

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Sexual Self-Determination of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities—A Possible Philosophical Conceptualization and Resulting Practical Challenges

Sexual Self-Determination of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities—A Possible Philosophical Conceptualization and Resulting Practical Challenges

Osoba z niepełnosprawnością intelektualną. Tożsamościowy wymiar samostanowienia i (nie)zależności w kontekście życia rodzinnego

A capabilities approach to understanding and supporting autistic adulthood

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