Tag Archives: Sibling Blogs

Conversation: A Simple Yes/No Will Do

Posted on Sunday, December 12th, 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 … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks: A Sibling’s Perspective on IDEA

Posted on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

I am a sibling. For most of you, this simply means I have brothers and sisters. In my — recently adopted and mid-career change — world this means “I am a sibling to an individual with a developmental disability.” I … Continue reading →

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Calling All Siblings (of People with Disabilities)

Posted on Monday, September 13th, 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 … Continue reading →

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Siblings on the Frontlines for People With Disabilities

Posted on Thursday, August 26th, 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 … Continue reading →

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ANNOUNCEMENT: SLN Blog

Posted on Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

Greetings everyone! Thanks to all who joined us for the phone conference today. Our plans for anational sibling event are underway and it is very exciting! We will beforwarding those notes later this week. As we indicated in that phone … Continue reading →

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