The sibling survival guide : indispensable information for brothers and sisters of adults with disabilities / edited by Don Meyer & Emily Holl.

If you're a teenaged or adult brother or sister of someone with a disability, then this book is expressly for you. It offers a sense that you're not alone, tips on how to talk to your parents about plans for your sibling, and a crash course in guardianship, medical & legal issues, and government ben...

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Other Authors: Meyer, Donald J. (Donald Joseph), 1951- (Editor), Holl, Emily (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Bethesda, MD : Woodbine House, Inc., [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Developmentally disabled > Family relationships > United States.
People with disabilities > Family relationships > United States.
Developmentally disabled > Care > United States.
People with disabilities > Care > United States.
Siblings > United States.
Developmentally disabled > Care.
Developmentally disabled > Family relationships.
People with disabilities > Care.
People with disabilities > Family relationships.
Disabled Persons.
Sibling Relations.
Siblings.
Legal Guardians.
United States.
Physical Description:xii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Foreword / Rachel Simon
  • So you're a sib / Don Meyer, Emily Holl
  • The ABCs: young sibs / Don Meyer
  • Smells like sib spirit: the teen years / Emily Holl, Don Meyer
  • Love, marriage, and baby carriages / Emily Holl
  • Squeezed: the club sandwich generation / Kitty Porterfield
  • The senior years: aging and disability / Marilyn Jaffe-Ruiz
  • Who are these researchers and what are they saying about me? / Meghan Burke
  • Always secure your own oxygen before assisting others: self-care and sibling support / Don Meyer
  • Service system 101: what you need to know about programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) / Emily Holl, Don Meyer
  • Advocacy: making your voice heard / Angela Martin, Barb Sapharas
  • Planning for the future: what you need to know / Katie Arnold, Tamar Heller, John Kramer
  • Conclusion / Emily Holl, Don Meyer.