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What is it like to grow up with a sibling on the autism spectrum? What kind of relationship do such siblings have? How does that relationship change as the siblings get older? In this moving collection of beautifully-written personal accounts, siblings from a variety of backgrounds, and in different circumstances, share their experiences of growing up with a brother or sister with autism. Despite their many differences, their stories show that certain things are common to the 'sibling experience': the emotional terrain of looking on or being overlooked; the confusion of accommodating resentment, love, and helplessness; and the yearning to connect across neurological difference. "Siblings and Autism" is a thought-provoking book that will appeal to anyone with a personal or professional interest in autism, including parents of siblings of children on the spectrum, teachers, counsellors, and psychologists.
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Siblings and Autism, Debra Cumberland, Bruce Mills
- Language
- Released
- 2010
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Siblings and Autism
- Subtitle
- Stories Spanning Generations and Cultures
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Debra Cumberland, Bruce Mills
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 1849058318
- ISBN13
- 9781849058315
- Series
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- Tags
- Psychological Topics, References & Manuals, Medicine, Family relationships, Siblings, Autism, Disability, Neurology, Son, Psychopathology
- Description
- What is it like to grow up with a sibling on the autism spectrum? What kind of relationship do such siblings have? How does that relationship change as the siblings get older? In this moving collection of beautifully-written personal accounts, siblings from a variety of backgrounds, and in different circumstances, share their experiences of growing up with a brother or sister with autism. Despite their many differences, their stories show that certain things are common to the 'sibling experience': the emotional terrain of looking on or being overlooked; the confusion of accommodating resentment, love, and helplessness; and the yearning to connect across neurological difference. "Siblings and Autism" is a thought-provoking book that will appeal to anyone with a personal or professional interest in autism, including parents of siblings of children on the spectrum, teachers, counsellors, and psychologists.