Recommended Reading

[Note: I do not endorse everything that these resources promote, but each one contributes to a greater understanding of the subject.]

BOOKS

Virtuous Pedophiles

Lessons from a peer-support group
By Gary Gibson
Amazon Paperback/Kindle

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Country Boy

Life as a Minor Attracted Person
By Joseph Goldstein
Amazon Paperback/Kindle

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Untouchable

Reaching the Most Despised with God's Love
By Tabitha B. C. Abel
Amazon Paperback

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A Long, Dark Shadow

Minor Attracted People and their Pursuit of Dignity
By Allyn Walker
Amazon Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle

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Tiger, Tiger

A Memoir
By Margaux Fragoso
Amazon Hardcover/Paperback/Kindle/Audio

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Unspeakable

Controlling the Monster Within
By George B. Peters
Amazon Paperback/Kindle

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Mind of a Molester

A Social Worker's Fall from Grace
By Kenneth Quinn
Amazon Kindle

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Understanding and Addressing Adult Sexual Attraction to Children

A Study of Paedophiles in Contemporary Society
By Sarah D. Goode
Amazon Paperback/ Hardcover/Kindle/other

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Sibling Sexual Abuse

A Guide for Confronting America's Silent Epidemic
By Brad Watts, LPC, CSOTP
Amazon Paperback/Kindle

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Stupid Brain

The Life of a Minor Attracted Person
By James Peak
Amazon Paperback/Kindle

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Research Articles

[Note: Most articles are copyrighted. You may have to pay to read the whole thing but can usually view the abstract.]

Jackson, Ahuja, and Tenbergen

Challenges and Solutions to Implementing a Community-Based Wellness Program for Non-Offending Minor Attracted Persons. 3/27/22.

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Heron, Schwiekert, and Karsten

Meeting a person with pedophilia: Attitudes towards pedophilia among psychology students: A pilot study. 2/23/21.

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Stelzmann, Jahnke, and Kuhle

Media Coverage of Pedophilia: Benefits and Risks from Healthcare Practitioners’ Point of View. 8/20.

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Lievesley, Harper, and Elliott

The Internalization of Social Stigma Among Minor-Attracted Persons: Implications for Treatment. 5/20.

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Walker

Understanding Resilience Strategies Among Minor-Attracted Individuals. 9/17.

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Cash

Self-Identifications, Sexual Development, and Wellbeing in Minor-Attracted People: An Exploratory Study. 8/16.

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Cantor and McPhail

Non-Offending Pedophiles. 5/23/16.

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Dombart, et al.

How common is males’ self-reported sexual interest in prepubescent children? 2/16.

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