Resources for Siblings and Peers

Family Resource Associates, Inc.
35 Haddon Avenue
Shrewsbury, New Jersey 07701

Phone: (732) 747-5310
E-Mail: teconn@aol.com
Web Site: www.techconnection.org/index.htm

  • Quarterly newsletters: For Siblings Only (ages 4-9).
  • Sibling Forum (ages 10 & up).
 
The Sibling Support Project
Children's Hospital and Medical Center
4800 Sand Point Way, N.E.
Seattle, Washington 98105

Phone: (206) 987-2760
Fax: (206) 987-2000
Email: dmeyer@chmc.org
Web Site: www.chmc.org

  • The Sibling Support Project is a national program dedicated to the interests of brothers and sisters of people with special health and developmental needs. The Project's primary goal is to increase the availability of peer support and education opportunities for brothers and sisters of people with special health and developmental needs.
Videos
 
Just Call Him Matthew

Produced by Mountain Productions, New Mexico
Phone: (505) 291-928
(1992). VHS format; 26 minutes

  • Young brothers and sisters of children with autism speak openly about their feelings and experiences.
 
 Brothers and Sisters on Siblings with Developmental Disabilities

Produced by YARC Sibling Support
Waisman Center, Madison, Wisconsin
(1989). VHS format; 20 minutes

  • Older siblings discuss their experiences, joys, and disappointments concerning their brothers and sisters with disabilities.
 
Sense of Belonging

Distributed by Indiana Resource Center for Autism
(1997) VHS format; 19:34 minutes

  • Including Students with Autism in their School Community.
  • Illustrates the value of inclusion and importance it plays for the future of all students.
 
 Web Sites
 
National Autistic Society

Web Site: www.nas.org.uk

  • Personal stories, Books for siblings, links to chat rooms
 
Sibling Needs

Web Site: www.autism.org/sibling/sibneeds.html

  • Helpful information for Parents