Being a special needs sibling on opposite sides of the globe has more overlap than you might think! Even though there are cultural differences in our day to day, there are definitely large overlapping feelings and frustrations that we share with each other. Check out this conversation with Kara to hear her story on episode 17.
In this episode we talk about:
- About Kara’s family and brother with Autism
- Our siblings and their inverse relationship with saying and repeating words
- Sibling support groups
- Going on group outings and retreats with other families affected by disability
- Early intervention in Singapore and IEPs
- The school systems and programs that change with age
- How people use or don’t use the word “autism”
- Kara moving from engineering to teaching
- Charlene and her career stories
- Cultural differences of how people move and where they live
- How housing generally works in the United States
- About Charlene’s sister’s housing
- Housing and elderly housing in Singapore
- Caregiving scenarios for siblings
- Charlene and her sister going to school
- Therapists and reflecting back on our childhood
- Our anger issues
- It’s ok for safe spaces to not be at home
- Kara’s encouragement to fellow siblings
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Music by:
- AlexGrohl from Pixabay
- QubeSounds from Pixabay
