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Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs : a Book for Sibs by Donald J. Meyer, Patricia F. Vadasy, and Rebecca R. Fewell is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs : a Book for Sibs about?

Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs focuses on the intensity of emotions that brothers and sisters experience when they have a sibling with special needs, and the hard questions they ask: What caused by sibling's disability? Could my own child have a disability as well? What will happen to my brother or sister if my parents die? Written for young readers, the book discusses specific disabilities in easy to understand terms. It talks about the good and the not-so-good parts of having a brother or sister who has special needs, and offers suggestions for how to make life easier for everyone in the family. The book is a wonderful resource, not just for siblings and their parents but also for teachers and other professionals who work with children with special needs. This revised and updated edition includes new sections on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fetal alcohol syndrome, fragile X syndrome, traumatic brain injuries, ultrasound, speech therapy, recent legislation on disabilities, and an extensive bibliography. <p>This book is addressed to the young brothers and sisters of children with needs that seem to take up the whole family's

Author

Donald J. Meyer, Patricia F. Vadasy, and Rebecca R. Fewell

Publisher

Seattle: University of Washington Press

Published

1987

Language

EN

ISBN

9780822513032

Subjects

Social Science, Social_sciences