title: Sexuality and youngsters with mental retardation.
abstract: Pediatric and general dentists provide services at a time when children with (and without) mental retardation experience their first stirrings of sexuality. A review of some of the realities of sexual behavior of children with mental retardation is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8706, USA.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swerdloff
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D012736:Sex Education; D012742:Sex Offenses; D019529:Sexuality