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All Too Familiar: A Story for National Siblings Day

Posted on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013

One Tuesday night this winter, I was babysitting my friends’ children, three-year-old Eliza* and one-year-old Mitchell.* I watch them on a weekly basis, so I have a working knowledge of their routines and habits. But on that particular Tuesday, Eliza … Continue reading →

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Media: Autism’s Invisible Victims: The Siblings

Posted on Friday, December 7th, 2012

What do you all think about this? It strikes me as a pretty negative assessment? Do you think this type of interpretation is helpful? What would be a better way to frame the sibling experience? Read it here… -John

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Ted Talk: Autism through a sibling’s eyes

Posted on Monday, November 5th, 2012

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News: Autism can have large effects, good and bad, on a disabled child’s siblings

Posted on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

From the Washington Post… -John By: Ranit Mishori One of the least fun moments I recall from my years of growing up with an autistic brother was when he bit me on the cheek — just in time for my class … Continue reading →

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News: An autistic superhero: Brothers with autism create comic book series

Posted on Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

Autism was a treacherous villain for Lonnie Smith and his two sons until they began looking at it more closely. As an infant, his oldest son, Kambel, was unusually withdrawn. By age 6, the boy had turned to “uncontrollable fits … Continue reading →

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