"The Sibling Support Project is a national effort dedicated to the life-long concerns of brothers and sisters of people who have special health, developmental, or mental health concerns." The S.S.P offers numerous recreational outlets for siblings of emotional disturbed, Sibshops is one of those resources. It is an convention and allows siblings with the common similarity of family life to get together and an share in a fun event.
I also found a book called "Thicker than Water" edited by Don Meyer which compiles Essays by Adult Siblings of People with Disabilities. The book reveals both the positive and negative aspects of growing up with someone who might have "received the lion's share of his parents' attention". Although I did not read all of this book, I read a few of the essays and found them very enlightening and touching. It is nice to read the "raw" emotions to relate to how the siblings felt growing up.
If you are interested in reading this book, I found it on Amazon.
http://www.siblingsupport.org/
Hey Brooke,
ReplyDeleteI think that hearing from the siblings point-of-view is great. Most of the time when we do research on a subject we tend to hear input from a researcher rather than someone who is directly affected.