Brothers, Sisters, and Special Needs: Information and Activities for Helping Young Siblings of Children with Chronic Illnesses and Developmental Disabilities -- by Deborah Lobato (Author) (Book - Parent)
Dr. Lobato takes you through the relationships between siblings when one has a chronic disease and the other does not. She discusses psychological adjustments and discusses why some siblings adjust...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs: A book for siblings -- by Patricia Vadasy, Donald Meyer (Authors) (Book - Parent)
Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs" focuses on the intensity of emotions that brothers and sisters experience when they have a sibling with special needs, and the hard questions they...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Brothers & Sisters--A Special Part of Exceptional Families -- by Thomas Powell, Penny Ogle (Authors) (Book - Parent)
Written with candor and optimism, this important resource blends reliable research with the perceptive wisdom of siblings. "Fills a void too long neglected in the field of developmental...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Siblings of Children With Autism: A Guide for Familes (Topics in Autism) -- by Sandra Harris, Beth Glasberg (Authors) (Book - Parent)
This first title in a new series meets the needs of parents who inevitably ask how autism affects the entire family. Given that brothers and sisters react differently to siblings with autism,...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Joey and Sam: A Heartwarming Storybook about Autism, a Family and a Brother's Love -- by Edward Ritvo, Illana Katz (Authors) (Book - Child)
This beautifully illustrated storybook focuses on a loving family with two young sons. Joey, a loving and protective 6-year-old is burdened by conflict around his 5-year-old autistic sibling named...
Ages 8 years - 14 years.
The Summer of the Swans -- by Betsy Byars (Author) (Book - Child)
"A compelling story of the longest day in a fourteen-year-old's life." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Bonnie Tapes (Video - Parent)
"Conversations about one woman's struggle with schizophrenia --- as seen by her, by her parents, and by her sister. What happens when mental illness enters the life of a family? How does the person...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
We'll Paint the Octopus Red -- by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, Pam Devito (Authors) (Book - Child)
Emma isn't happy to learn that she will soon be a big sister. After talking with her father, however, she thinks of "at least a million things my new brother or sister could do with me," and she...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)