#specialneedssiblings #specialneeds In this episode we talk about: Jessica’s family and brother with Autism The current future plan for her brother Jessica’s projects with her non-profit Subgroups within the sibling experience Finding out when your sibling has been diagnosed with special needs The world’s progression towards people and families with special needs Patterns Jessica has observed in their parent trainings  How communication of feelings has changed in culture Accessibility, ive communities, and niche services  The story behind Jessica’s book Similarities in experiences and how siblings can talk about them across mediums and decades How the language about disabilities has evolved over time not everyone feels the same way Jessica’s encouragement to fellow siblings Links: The Center for Siblings of People with Disabilities: https://siblingcenter.org/ Billy's Sister: Life when your sibling has a disability (A Project of The Center for Siblings of People with Disabilities): https://www.amazon.com/Billys-Sister-sibling-disability-Siblings/dp/B0851LYF2V The Sibling Transformation Project: https://www.siblingtransformation.org/ More Info: Check out the blog and Charlene here: https://thespecialneedssiblingpodcast.com/ Get episode updates directly to your inbox: https://www.thespecialneedssiblingpodcast.com/newsletter the podcast on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thespecialneedssiblingpodcast Music by: AlexGrohl from Pixabay QubeSounds from Pixabay Edited by: Aiden Binder 1r2449