Tip of the Week for July 23rd, 2012
Concerns about Siblings - Part 3 In the book "Sibshops: Workshops for Siblings of Children with Special Needs", Meyer & Vadasy describe several concerns that may be seen with siblings of children with disabilities. The first concern was overidentification, the second concern was embarrassment, and the third concern is guilt. Meyer & Vadasy state, "Relationships between brothers and sisters and their siblings who have special health or developmental needs resemble those of typically developing siblings in most ways. Siblings of individuals with special needs, however, are far more likely to experience the darker end of the emotional palette, nevertheless it comes in many hues. Brothers and sisters may feel that they caused their siblings' disability; they may experience survivor's guilt; they may feel guilty about their own abilities or they may harbor less-than-charitable feelings about their siblings." (pg. 13) Sibshops: Workshops for Siblings of Children with Special Needs. Meyer, D. and Vadasy, P. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing. (2008). Book of the Week: Everything You Need to Know When a Brother or Sister is Autistic/ Marsha Sarah Rosenberg. Rosen Publishing Group, 2000. Discusses what autism is, how it is diagnosed and treated, and ways that siblings of people with autism can find support. This book is in the SESA Library in Anchorage; you may search the library catalog via the SESA website or contact Anne directly by email at afreitag@sesa.org, or by phone at 907-334-1301.
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