by Rachel Simon Rachel Simon’s sister Beth is a spirited woman who lives intensely and often joyfully. Beth, who has an intellectual disability, spends her days riding the buses inContinue reading “Riding the Bus with My Sister,A True Life Journey”
Category Archives: Sibling Stories
The Sibling Slam Book: What it’s Really Like to Have a Brother or Sister with Special Needs
Edited by Don Meyer Give teenagers a chance to say what’s on their minds, and you might be surprised by what you hear. That’s exactly what Don Meyer, creator of Sibshops andContinue reading “The Sibling Slam Book: What it’s Really Like to Have a Brother or Sister with Special Needs”
Being the Other One: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister who has Special Needs
by Kate Strohm Being the Other One is based on the author’s own experience (as a sibling of a sister with cerebral palsy) and on extensive interviews she conducted with siblingsContinue reading “Being the Other One: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister who has Special Needs”
Nothing Special: The Mostly True, Sometimes Funny Tales of Two Sisters
by Diane Bilyak A Memoir about Disability and Siblinghood, Nothing Special is a disarmingly candid tale of two sisters growing up in the 1970s in rural Connecticut. Older sister Chris, whoContinue reading “Nothing Special: The Mostly True, Sometimes Funny Tales of Two Sisters”