Gordon S, Snyder C W
J Sch Health. 1980 May;50(5):272-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1980.tb07768.x.
Only a small percentage of America's handicapped population presently receives adequate instruction in family life education. The development of healthy attitudes and a positive self-concept are enhanced by education in sexuality with openness toward this sensitive area. Parents are the primary sex educators of their children, with schools, religious groups and various community agencies playing a supplementary role. In not educating handicapped individuals, society further burdens them with additional insecurities and feelings of inadequacy. People who are exposed to family life education programs tend to act more responsibly in their personal relationships and feel better about themselves.
目前，美国只有一小部分残疾人口接受了足够的家庭生活教育。通过对性教育持开放态度，培养健康的态度和积极的自我概念，能增强对这一敏感领域的认知。父母是孩子的主要性教育者，学校、宗教团体和各种社区机构起辅助作用。如果不教育残疾人，社会会让他们背负更多的不安全感和不足感。接受家庭生活教育项目的人在个人关系中往往表现得更有责任感，自我感觉也更好。
