Resource Library
MMI offers a library for individuals and families to explore books and equipment to see if they are something they would like to purchase for home.
We ask that families schedule a time to come view resources together at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.
- Unfortunately, so that our resources are always available for families, check-out is not an option.
- However, many books are available for check-out through the Omaha Public Library.
Books
| Asperger's Syndrome and Sexuality: From Adolescence through Adulthood |
| The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods |
| Boyfriends & Girlfriends: A Guide to Dating for People with Disabilities |
| Doing What Comes Naturally |
| Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum |
| Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum: What Parents and Professionals Should Know About the Pre-Teen and Teenage Years |
| The Growing Up Book for Boys: What Boys on the Autism Spectrum Need to Know! |
| The Growing Up Guide for Girls: What Girls on the Autism Spectrum Need to Know! |
| Guide to Getting It On! |
| Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU |
| Sexuality and Relationship Education for Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries, and Sexuality |
| The Tom and Ellie Series |
| What Makes a Baby |
Equipment
| Intimate Rider |
| Padded Thigh and Neck Therapeutic Support |
| Pleasure ABLE Sexual Device Manual for Persons with Disabilities |
| Weightless Multifunctional Position Bedroom Chair |
Other Resources
Local
- Women’s Center for Advancement provides free, high-quality legal, counseling and educational services to victims of domestic violence, assault and trafficking. An MMI parent resource coordinator works closely with this organization to help victims with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive comprehensive care.
- Planned Parenthood of the Heartland provides free, 1:1 evidence-based sex education. Appointments can be made to work specifically with Sam to address sex education needs.
- The Women’s Fund of Omaha runs the Adolescent Health Project and Askable Adults Matter Training program. They are engaged in many efforts throughout the region to increase sexual literacy and work closely with MMI to make sure these efforts are inclusive of and accessible to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Ollie Webb Center, Inc. and the Down Syndrome Alliance of the Midlands offer intermittent classes on healthy relationships and boundaries. Contact those agencies directly for current class offerings.
- We know of two sex therapists in our area who work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities:
- People First of Nebraska Self-Advocate Group is the only statewide advocacy organization in Nebraska run by and for people with any disability. They have partnered with MMI to develop and disseminate sexual health information.
Online
- Amaze offers animated videos for school-aged youth about sex, the body and relationships.
- National Council on Independent Living provides a sex education video and guidebook series by and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Organization for Autism Research offers a sexuality and sex education resource specifically written for people on the Autism spectrum ages 15 and older.
- Universities of Oregon and University of Wyoming both employ staff dedicated to keeping their websites updated with national resources for sexual and reproductive health for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center offers a parental guide on puberty for boys and girls.
- Women Enabled International provides practical and concrete guidelines for making gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health rights services more inclusive of and accessible to women and young persons with disabilities.
Location and Maps
View our Location and Maps page for a Google Map, printable map of MMI with parking and building entrance labels (also in Spanish).