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...

Supporting Siblings is a Family Affair: Thoughts From an Insider to Help Guide the Conversation for Best Outcome

• By: Suzanne Muench, MSS, LCSW Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D Melmark
• October 1st, 2020
• adults, caretaking, children, fall 2020 issue, family, future planning, open communication, personal experience, responsibility, siblings, transition
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The impact of having a child with a disability extends far beyond that individual and impacts the parents and siblings over the course of the family’s lifetime (Harris & Glasberg, 2003: Powell & Ogle, 1985). Developmental disabilities are certainly not universal in how they impact the...

Adult Sibling Support

• By: Amy Halm, MSW, LCSW Sibling Leadership Network
• October 1st, 2020
• adults, aging parents, caregiving, fall 2020 issue, family, future planning, peer support, resources, siblings
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Siblings often have the longest-lasting relationships of their lives with each other. With this lifelong connection, siblings have a great opportunity to support each other. In families where a person has a disability, the roles that siblings play may be different – not only in childhood and...