SLN News
Within the these pages you will find information about events, resources, news, advocacy, safety, caregiving, and other related information.
How You Can Give Your Support to Sibling Leadership Network for Giving Tuesday
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All of us from the SLN hope that your holiday season is off to a wonderful start. In honor of Giving Tuesday, we hope you will consider making a holiday donation…
Sibling Develops Life-Skills App
Nadia Hamilton, sibling of Troy, who has autism, developed a helpful life-skills app. Read BLOOM’s interview with her and learn more about the app, MagnusCards, described as “a free mobile…
Hug and Slug. Laugh and Cry. Poke and Joke. – Guest Blog by Pat Carver
Please welcome Pat Carver, Sibling Leadership Board Member, in the first in a series of blogs highlighting SLN leaders and board members. Since 2013, I have served in active leadership positions…
Ohio SIBS 15th Annual Conference a Big Success
Ohio SIBS Executive Director Bobbi Montenegro Ohio SIBS just held its 15th Annual Conference with 120 attending from Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. The SLN asked our board member Barb…
The Sibling Leadership Network is Thankful for YOU!
We are Thankful for YOU! Dear Sibling Leadership Network Supporter, Thanksgiving is a time filled with celebration for family and friends. During this season of thanks and reflection, the daily…
Research – Call for Participants for Study of Siblings of People with High Functioning Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome
“My name is Elizabeth Apkin and I am completing my doctoral degree in clinical psychology at William James College. I am looking for people to participate in a research project on…
Siblings Can Play an Important Role in Supported Decision-Making
The Sibling Leadership Network is a proud partner of the National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making (NRC-SDM), an initiative focused on the Right to Make Choices. As the NRC-SDM website explains,…
Powerful Article by a Sibling Caregiver
Sibling Amy Finney shared a beautiful story of her relationship with her sister Kara in a recent article on xoJane. The depth of Finney’s love for her sister, who had…
Sesame Street Features Siblings in Autism Initiative
Sesame Street has recently released a new initiative to encourage autism acceptance, meant to help viewers “See Amazing in All Children.” As part of the the information they share, Sesame…
MDSibs 2015 Conference Recap
This weekend, SLN board representatives and members from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia had the great pleasure of attending the MDSibs 2015 conference. MDSibs 2015 was sponsored by the…