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...