#specialneedssiblings #specialneeds In this episode we talk about: Jessica’s family and...

#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/

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Music by:
AlexGrohl from Pixabay

QubeSounds from Pixabay

Edited by:
Aiden Binder