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SINGAPORE — Many people think that it is no longer possible to have a fulfilling sex live or experience intimacy after a debilitating injury or illness, but this is not true.
Ms Shirlene Toh, a principal occupational therapist with Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), hopes to break taboos and dispel misconceptions surrounding this topic with regards to people with disabilities.
TODAY understands that Ms Toh, 45, is the only occupational therapist in Singapore for now who is formally trained in sexual health and sexual dysfunction.
She runs a sexual wellness service at TTSH that provides sexuality education and counselling sessions to an average of 15 to 20 couples every month. They are couples where one party has a disability, or they are able-bodied couples with sexual dysfunction or intimacy issue.
“Most of the time, individuals with disabilities are portrayed as asexual (someone who does not experience sexual attraction towards people of any gender). Or that it’s not normal for people with illness to seek a relationship.
“All of these myths lead to them being stigmatised by the general public, media, friends and families,” Ms Toh said.
More at https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...-not-end-sex-and-intimacy-your-spouse-1796906