Game of Thrones Actor Kit Harington Shows Cousins Can Be Advocates Too

July 9, 2015

Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow on the show Game of Thrones, has a cousin named Laurent who has Down syndrome. After growing up together, they are as close as siblings, proving that cousins can also be advocates for close family members with disabilities. Harington participated in Learning Disability Week to show his support. Read more about…

NPR Article on Acceptance Between Siblings

June 26, 2015

Michelle Kreifels has an intellectual disability. Her brother, Patrick, is gay. At first, Michelle did not accept this. But together, they have grown to love, accept, and embrace one another exactly as they are. Read this beautiful sibling story and listen to the excerpt of their StoryCorps interview, recently featured on NPR: A Brother, A Sister,…

All Too Familiar: A Story for National Siblings Day

April 10, 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 did something I didn’t expect. When she noticed her brother Mitchell getting a little fussy…

Ted Talk: Autism through a sibling’s eyes

November 5, 2012

News: Hearing Voices in the Clutter

September 11, 2012

By Margaret Carlson- HOUSES, if we look and listen, have secrets to tell us. I didn’t fully understand my parents until I finally faced up to emptying their house. Doing so would have been hard at any time, but it was even harder because I had waited 20 years after their deaths. Not by choice,…

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

September 4, 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 photo. I was 12 and he was 11. I went into school with visible bite…

News: This is my sister

May 26, 2012

A documentary by Wisconsin film producer Frank Caruso called This is My Sister will be shown this Friday night on Wisconsin Public Television at 9 pm. I’ve been asked to provide some feedback from siblings about this show. If you watch it and could email me (just click my name below) your reactions, I’ll pass them along. Or…

News: Few Answers In Abuse Probes At Homes For Disabled

April 19, 2012

This is an enraging story. -John “…Van couldn’t form words and was almost impossible to control. After he was diagnosed with severe autism, his older brother Larry Ingraham says their parents turned to Fairview for help. “They saw that it was a safe environment for him,” he says. “That he was gonna be safe and…

Blog: Growing up with Plato

April 12, 2012

From our very own Regina Sullivan- “Many people ask me what it was like growing up with a brother with classic autism. Well, I tell them, “When I was younger the world was a very different place. Back then, very few people knew about autism and only a handful had any clue on how to…

Media: TED Talk – The Sibling Bond

February 26, 2012

“Our parents leave us too early, our spouses and children come along too late. Our siblings are the only ones who are with us for the entire ride…” Listen to this great talk about siblings by Jeffrey Kluger. The Sibling Bond

Game of Thrones Actor Kit Harington Shows Cousins Can Be Advocates Too

NPR Article on Acceptance Between Siblings

All Too Familiar: A Story for National Siblings Day

Ted Talk: Autism through a sibling’s eyes

News: Hearing Voices in the Clutter

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

News: This is my sister

News: Few Answers In Abuse Probes At Homes For Disabled

Blog: Growing up with Plato

Media: TED Talk – The Sibling Bond

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