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Contact Information Corey Seeman, Assistant Dean for Resource and Systems Management. MS# 509, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606 419-530-2333; corey.seeman@utoledo.edu |
SITE: Siblings
of Children with Autism: an interview with Sandra Harris
URL: http://www.childrensdisabilities.info/autism/interview-harris.htm
DESCRIPTION: From Children's Disabilities Information website, this interview is
with Dr. Sandra Harris, co-author of Siblings of Children with Autism (Woodbine
House, 2003). This has some nice key points to consider when evaluating or
supporting the sibling relationship to someone with ASD.
SITE: Sibling
Issues Page -- Autism Society of America
URL: http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=livingsiblings
DESCRIPTION: From the Autism Society of America, a nice concise description of
the relationship between the individual with ASD and his or her siblings.
Also written by Dr. Sandra Harris, this is a good introduction geared towards
parents and adult siblings.
SITE: Information
for Siblings (National Autistic Society)
URL: http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=124&a=2624
DESCRIPTION: From the National Autistic Society (United Kingdom), this excellent
site has compiled excellent information for both parents and siblings. The
main sections of this page include: basic information, personal stories, and
other resources. The basic information is geared to adults, but has links
and lists of books that provide resources for siblings of all ages.
Personal stories includes just a few narratives written by siblings that are
hosted on the National Autistic Society home page.
SITE: The Ride Together
URL: http://www.theridetogether.com/
DESCRIPTION: This website accompanies the book of the same name, written by Paul
and Judy Karasik (Washington Square Press, 2003 (hardcover) and 2004
(paperback)). The book, told in Judy's prose and Paul's cartoons, tells
the story of growing up with their autistic brother David in the 1950s and
1960s. The website includes reviews, excerpts, information on the authors,
interviews, link, other information on their book and their family, and recipes
("to atone for the sin of having created something as self-serving as a
website").
SITE: Sibling Support Project (The
Arc of the United States)
URL: http://www.thearc.org/siblingsupport/
DESCRIPTION: These pages are from the Arc, a group that seeks to create an
inclusive environment for all the "children and adults with cognitive, intellectual, and
developmental disabilities in every community." The Sibling Support
Project "seeks to increase the peer support and information opportunities for brothers and sisters of people with special needs and to increase parents' and providers' understanding of sibling issues."
This site includes information on the support project itself, workshop
information, help with connecting to other siblings of special needs
individuals, publications, and links. The site also has a section called
sibshops, based on the books and curriculum material that is available to
support the siblings.