Description

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, supportive 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 contact Charlene here: https://thespecialneedssiblingpodcast.com/
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Music by:

• AlexGrohl from Pixabay
• QubeSounds from Pixabay

Edited by:

• Aiden Binder