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Notecards Support Sibling Center Programs
Artworks by Sibling Center children
have been made into beautiful notecards.
To find out more,
Click Here or follow the link at the right.
SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILIES
Parents face unique challenges in the prospect of raising a special-needs child, and caregivers may experience significant difficulties. Support groups offer people the opportunity to meet others in similar circumstances and let them know they are not alone.
SIBLINGS
An individual with a disability can have a profound impact on the lives of every member of the family. This is true whether the person suffers from a mental or physical disability, at any stage of the life cycle. The powerful bond that usually exists between sisters and brothers is deeply altered when one sibling has special needs.
Brothers and sisters of people with disabilities may find it difficult to talk about these feelings to parents, teachers and friends. Furthermore, adults and older adolescents may feel profoundly uncertain and deeply concerned about what the future holds and what role they may play in the ongoing care of their siblings. Children may be resentful, and then feel guilty, about the way their lives are affected by the special needs of their physically and/or mentally challenged family member. They may not fully understand why their roles differ so much from those of their friends in unaffected families.
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