Society’s notion that disabled people are child-like, in need.
Type of disability that is categorized as occurring later in life.
Abbreviation for Range-Of-Motion exercises used for SCI.
(3 words, no spaces) Associated with physical well-being, adequate professional life, satisfaction with a relationship, social life, bladder management, age, marital status, level of spinal cord lesion, cultural life.
Actor Christopher Reeve played this Marvel Comic book hero who suffered a spinal cord injury after falling off of his horse.
Acronym for Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions, and Intensive Therapy model. This is a standard treatment framework for education.
What other body organ consists of gray and white matter like the spinal cord?
Exercise that can allow people to find erogenous zones on their bodies.
(3 words, no spaces.) This is the body system the spinal cord is part of.
Fact or Myth: “Sex is always spontaneous and works perfectly all of the time”. Reality: resting, planning a routine, and allowing for blunders help make sex more fun.
One of the ways in which persons with spinal cord injury need to develop.
Common diagnosis following spinal cord injury; symptoms of low energy, negativity, and social withdrawal.
Fact or Myth: “Couples affected by chronic medical conditions, [like spinal cord injury], have the right to receive information and education about sexuality, health care that addresses sexuality, and opportunities for sexual intimacy."
(2 words, no space). This type of therapy can help change distorted thinking about being disabled due to spinal cord injury.
There are sex toys available for most disabilities. True or False?
Often felt by people with spinal cord injuries due to loss of non-disabled body; this can lead to a state of asexuality.
Society’s assumption of sexuality of disabled people
Type of support needed to combat societal negativity about people with spinal cord injuries.
May be required for people with SCI but that is okay; can include mental preparation, coordination, and arrangements with caregivers.
Can be affected in both men and women after a spinal cord injury. If this is a concern to the person with a spinal cord injury, it is best to consult urologists and fertility specialists if this is a concern.