The Special Needs Sibling Podcast

27. Publishing, Resources, Support & Sharing Your Feelings

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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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      • Support the podcast on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thespecialneedssiblingpodcast

        • Music by:

        • AlexGrohl from Pixabay
        • QubeSounds from Pixabay

          • Edited by:

          • Aiden Binder
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