Sibling support groups? (m)

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Sibling support groups? (m)
Tue, 05-17-2005 - 10:22am

Hi,

My NT DD (age almost 7) was asking about her brother this am, and the "weird" things he does. I explained it was part of his disorder, and she knows that he has a form of autism (she gets bored watching autism stuff on TV). She is generally really very accepting and wonderful with her brother, but I think she's getting to the age that her friends might start saying stuff.

When I took DS to school, I told his teacher and she mentioned starting a sibling group to give the sibs a chance to talk and share. The prob is that my DD is really the only sibling who is old enough (and not ASD herself). Not sure who else they'd find!

It sounds like a good idea to me, though. Does anyone have any experience in this?

Thanks,
Cathy (and Jack Attack; age 3.10 years -- PDD-NOS)