

Curriculum Highlights





Understanding Self and Body
Understanding Your Body & Identity
Learn about anatomy, puberty, hygiene, and how to care for your body with confidence. Explore gender and sexual identity in an affirming, inclusive space that emphasizes body autonomy and respect for self and others.
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Healthy Relationships
Understand the differences between friendships, dating, and sexual relationships. Practice building connections through communication, consent, boundaries, and trust—online and offline.
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Communication
& Social Navigation
Develop skills to express your wants and needs, understand nonverbal cues, and handle rejection respectfully. Learn how to navigate public vs. private behaviors and manage social situations, including on social media.
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Safety & Consent
Gain the tools to recognize red and green flags in relationships. Learn about consent, safer sex, sexting, and how to make informed choices about your body, health, and relationships.
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Social Justice & Advocacy
Explore identity, power, and advocacy. Learn to stand up for yourself and others, connect with broader social justice movements, and understand how systems and rights affect your daily life.
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Abuse Prevention
Understand the signs of abuse, harassment, and exploitation. Learn how to seek support and protect yourself and others with practical tools and community resources.
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Accessibility & Inclusion
Our curriculum is accessible, affirming, and community-informed. We use visual aids, interactive tools, and AAC-friendly materials so that every participant, regardless of communication style, can fully engage.
It would be wise to embrace the concept that adults who are developmentally disabled hit every spot on the sexual identity continuum, from straight to gay, cis to trans, sexual to asexual, romantic to not romantic, and more. Therefore, informing individuals about the gamut of sexual health and autonomy is essential if true inclusion is to be achieved. Most standard sex education curricula concentrate more on heterosexual aspects and on the negative aspects of sexuality (HIV, STDs, unwanted pregnancy, assault), without thorough coverage of identity or safety issues.
- Kennedy Krieger Institute