{"id":39330,"date":"2024-06-11T16:06:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T20:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cap4kids.org\/columbus\/?p=39330"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:56:36","slug":"puberty-resources-for-developmental-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/puberty-resources-for-developmental-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"*Puberty Resources for Developmental Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Children with autism or other developmental disabilities may require extra time to learn and prepare for the physical, social, and emotional changes that occur during puberty. Being proactive in these discussions can decrease the likelihood of inappropriate sexual expression, increase safety, and help children foster a healthy relationship with their bodies. Use the free, downloadable toolkits below to get started.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Healthy Bodies Toolkit: A Parent&#8217;s Guide on Puberty for Boys with Disabilities<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vkc.vumc.org\/healthybodies\/boys.html\">vkc.vumc.org\/healthybodies\/boys.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Healthy Bodies Toolkit: A Parent&#8217;s Guide on Puberty for Girls with Disabilities<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vkc.vumc.org\/healthybodies\/girls.html\">vkc.vumc.org\/healthybodies\/girls.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Navigating Puberty, Sex, &amp; Sexuality: A Guide for Supporting Autistic Teens and Adults<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vkc.vumc.org\/assets\/files\/resources\/sexuality.pdf\">vkc.vumc.org\/assets\/files\/resources\/sexuality.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Puberty, Sex, &amp; Sexuality: An Introduction for Autistic Teens and Adults<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vkc.vumc.org\/assets\/files\/resources\/sexedtoolkit.pdf\">vkc.vumc.org\/assets\/files\/resources\/sexedtoolkit.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Parent&#8217;s Guide to Puberty and Adolescence for Children with Autism<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autismspeaks.org\/tool-kit\/atnair-p-puberty-and-adolescence-resource\">autismspeaks.org\/tool-kit\/atnair-p-puberty-and-adolescence-resource<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Autism Speaks | Recognizing &amp; Preventing Sexual Abuse<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autismspeaks.org\/recognizing-and-preventing-sexual-abuse\">autismspeaks.org\/recognizing-and-preventing-sexual-abuse<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children with autism or other developmental disabilities may require extra time to learn and prepare for the physical, social, and emotional changes that occur during puberty. Being proactive in these discussions can decrease the likelihood of inappropriate sexual expression, increase safety, and help children foster a healthy relationship with their bodies. Use the free, downloadable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[488,472,524,617],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-autism","category-special-needs","category-growing-up-with-health-problems","category-puberty-life-transitions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39330"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45231,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39330\/revisions\/45231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/columbus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}