Siblings: Common Concerns and Effective Support Strategies

• By: Emily Holl, MFA, LMSW Sibling Support Project
• October 1st, 2020
• communication, fall 2020 issue, family, feelings, future planning, guilt, isolation, loss, resentment, siblings, support
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Like parents of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), siblings experience unique concerns and opportunities. The sibling relationship can easily exceed six decades, and siblings face these issues for even longer than parents. Historically, siblings have had few opportunities to receive...

How to Best Support Siblings of Individuals with ASD

• By: Amy B. McCoy, MS Ed Little Big Sister Books, LLC
• October 1st, 2020
• communication, expressing feelings, fall 2020 issue, family, isolation, parenting, parents, resentment, siblings, socializing, support groups
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Typically developing siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have a unique set of needs that often go overlooked and unnoticed. These needs are generally social and emotional in nature and can affect siblings at any age during their lifespan. When one family member has a...