Disability

Having a disability doesn’t mean not having sexuality, but you’d never know that from the messaging out there. Here’s sex, relationships and bodies information for people with a range of disabilities, from neurodiversity to chronic illness to mobility or cognitive disability. Nothing about us without us: our disability information is almost always written by people with disabilities themselves.

ASL sign for 'Disability', a raised forefinger ("D") with arrows indicating the gesture (forefinger down, thumb out, whole hand in direction of pinky)

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Articles and Advice in this area:

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  • Emily Wilson

Pain is an inescapable feature of humanity, but just because you have a uterus or are perceived societally as a woman doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to attempt to alleviate pain.

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  • Janet Newandyke

My brain was ready, but my body was not. As sweetly as possible, my boyfriend said the words that would change my life: “I think we should call it a night, and you should take some time to figure out what’s going on down there.”

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  • Isabel Ravenna

If your brain makes dating more intense, that doesn’t make you unloveable.

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  • Imogen Mchugh

Mobility aids help you lead a fulfilling, independent life. Shouldn’t they do the same in the bedroom?

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  • Heather Corinna
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  • Jacob Mirzaian

Our downloadable and printable templates to help you keep and organize all your healthcare information.

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  • Sara Traynor

Recent studies show that, when it comes to sex, there are overlapping issues that ADHDers share.

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  • Lisa Laman

My name is Lisa Laman…and I’m an autistic extrovert.

Advice
  • Kelli Dunham RN BSN

Thanks for your question and for sharing so much with us. You ended your question with “What am I doing wrong?” I wanted to start by inviting you to consider all the many, many things you are doing to make your life better: being open with the people in your life about your identity, going to…

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  • Melissa Meszaros

The author of the new book Heavy Metal Heartbreak shares some of how dating went while recovering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and has a little advice.

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  • Haley Moss

In my experience, disclosure is an ongoing conversation and there is no single “correct” way to do it, but there are ways our partners can be stronger allies.