From Me to You — Sibling to Sibling: Talking about the Big Taboo

December 15, 2010

From our friend Kate- “Reader warning: if you are not a sibling or family member of an individual with Developmental Disabilities, stop reading. If you read the word Taboo, and you think “I shouldn’t…” then stop reading. If you see the word SEX and immediately shut your eyes, stop reading. If you are scared of…

Conversation: A Simple Yes/No Will Do

December 12, 2010

I spent a couple days with my brother David. David is pretty much non verbal. He can vocalize. He sure lets you know when he is unhappy. He laughs when he is happy. But, I wondered, instead of happy or unhappy could it be possible that David could answer YES or NO questions? Read the…

Autism and Aspergers. Hear a sibling’s perspective

December 10, 2010

Where’s Molly?

December 2, 2010

From CBS… “Where’s Molly?” is the poignant question a little boy used to ask many years ago. The answer to that question was a long time coming. Our Cover Story is reported by John Blackstone: If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the pictures of the Daly Family in the 1950s tell the…

A [Sibling’s] Guide to Advocacy – Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s

December 2, 2010

Bill was born in 1960, the youngest of 9 children. He grew up in a small town where he was readily accepted and nurtured by family and friends. He attended kindergarten at the local elementary school and then transferred to a regional consolidated educational cooperative called BOCES, where he remained until age 21. Bill began…

When One Sibling Is Developmentally Disabled

December 2, 2010

From NPR- “I’ve almost made peace with the fact that we aren’t hauling our kids down to my parents in Florida for Thanksgiving. Actually, it’s my sister Cecily I feel bad about. She’s the one I don’t keep in touch with enough. She’s 39, and — deep breath — “developmentally disabled and legally blind.” Those…

Calling All Siblings (of People with Disabilities)

September 13, 2010

From our good friend Rachel Simon- If you, like me, are the brother or sister of a person with a disability, you have concerns, emotions, and maybe even responsibilities that the siblings of typical individuals don’t contend with. You might have protected your brother or sister from the neighborhood bully when growing up. Or resented…

Siblings on the Frontlines for People With Disabilities

August 26, 2010

By Cheryl Wills Huffington Post My brother Clarence has autism. He is 41, I am 43. Many years before the influential National Alliance on Mental Illness formed in 1979, and before Mental Health America launched its powerful online community this summer, it was left to sisters and brothers of those with disabilities to put up…

NY Times Article: My Brother’s Keeper (Assembly Required)

August 24, 2010

TEN years ago my mother died in my arms, propped up on plush, monogrammed Laura Ashley pillows with Frank Sinatra singing “My Way” through Sony Walkman earphones strapped to her head. The Walkman didn’t fit the décor, and neither did I. My mother and I were not close, and it was somewhat ironic that, of…

Sibling conference draws brothers and sisters together in “a very fine boat”

August 14, 2010

The first international conference for siblings of people with disabilities was held Aug. 6-9 in Stamford, Conn., and brought together brothers and sisters of people with various disabilities to discuss our own needs, concerns and resources for the unique position we find ourselves in as lifelong advocates for our siblings with disabilities. Many attendees knew…

From Me to You — Sibling to Sibling: Talking about the Big Taboo

Conversation: A Simple Yes/No Will Do

Autism and Aspergers. Hear a sibling’s perspective

Where’s Molly?

A [Sibling’s] Guide to Advocacy – Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s

When One Sibling Is Developmentally Disabled

Calling All Siblings (of People with Disabilities)

Siblings on the Frontlines for People With Disabilities

NY Times Article: My Brother’s Keeper (Assembly Required)

Sibling conference draws brothers and sisters together in “a very fine boat”

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