Susan M Heighway, MS, RN, is an emerita clinical professor with the University Center for Excellence in Disabilities, Waisman Center and School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 1985, Ms. Heighway and Ms. Webster have both worked in sexual abuse prevention and sexuality education for people with developmental disabilities. They have provided consultation to community agencies, presented at conferences, and conducted workshops on the local state and national levels on the areas of sexuality and sexual abuse.Susan Kidd Webster, MSSW, is an emerita faculty with the School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 1985, Ms. Heighway and Ms. Webster have both worked in sexual abuse prevention and sexuality education for people with developmental disabilities. They have provided consultation to community agencies, presented at conferences, and conducted workshops on the local state and national levels on the areas of sexuality and sexual abuse.

A consumable textbook on human sexuality, this newly revised and updated edition of "The Original S.T.A.R.S. Guidebook for Older Teens and Adults: A Social Skills Training Guide for Teaching Assertiveness, Relationship Skills and Sexual Awareness" by the team of Susan Heighway and Susan Kidd Webster is especially and unreservedly recommended as a high school and college Human Sexuality curriculum textbook."—Midwest Book Review

• Section 1: IntroductionHow to Use This BookWhy Sexuality Education?Misbeliefs and Facts about Sexuality and Youth with DevelopmentalDisabilitiesSection 2: STARS ModelContent Areas and GoalsAssessing the Needs of the Child, or “Figuring Out What To TeachGuidelines for Parents and Support ProvidersGuidelines for TrainingSection 3: Understanding RelationshipsSection 4: Social InteractionSection 5: Sexual AwarenessSection 6: AssertivenessSection 7: AppendixSample Letters to Parent or GuardianGlossaryResourcesExpressions (Faces)Male and Female DrawingsMe and My World Scrapbook