Description

In this episode we talk about:

• Allan’s family and brother with an intellectual disability
• How having a special needs sibling was different in the 1950s versus in the 2000s (and today)
• How life is being your own sibling’s guardian
• Family dynamics between parents and siblings
• Difficulties of having a sibling join ill-equipped institutions
• Not being afraid to admit negative feelings
• Allan’s encouragement to fellow siblings

Links:

• Allan’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Fred-Me-Willowbrook-Survivors-Story/dp/B08ZDL1J8H
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: https://www.amazon.com/Curious-Incident-Dog-Night-Time/dp/1400032717
• Cost of Living by Martyna Majok: https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/martyna-majok#:~:text=Directed%20by%20Obie%20Award%20winner,we%20all%20need%20each%20other
• The End of Average by Todd Rose: https://www.toddrose.com/endofaverage
• Willowbrook State Schook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willowbrook_State_School
• Allan’s NYU-Tandon faculty page: https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/allan-b-goldstein
• Direct Service Provider: https://opwdd.ny.gov/providers/direct-support-professionals
• Bernard Carabello: https://nysilc.org/inductees/32-2022/234-bernard-carabello
• AHRC: https://www.ahrcnyc.org/
• Allan on PBS News Hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oFxwCgATW0

More Info:

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Music by:

• AlexGrohl from Pixabay
• QubeSounds from Pixabay

Edited by: 

• Veronica Duquez