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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789638203321

Titolo

Siblings and autism [[electronic resource] ] : stories spanning generations and cultures / / edited by Debra Cumberland and Bruce Mills

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2011

ISBN

1-283-90546-9

0-85700-295-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MillsBruce <1958->

CumberlandDebra

Disciplina

618.92/85882

Soggetti

Autistic children - Family relationships

Autistic people - Family relationships

Siblings

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Siblings and Autism: Stories Spanning Generations and Cultures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. House on the Meadow; 2. Family Resemblance; 3. Visiting Becky; 4. On the Way to the Sky; 5. Victim of Silence; 6. Life with Runi; 7. Autism Connects Us; 8. My Brother's Speaker; 9. We Were Beautiful, Once: My Autistic-American Family; 10. Holding On; 11. Our Family Has Two Hearts: My Older Sister Ge and I; 12. Robie; 13. His Little Sister; 14. Sisters Aren't Doing It for Themselves: Negotiating Special Identities in a Disabled Family; 15. This Night Will Pass; 16. Sirens; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

In this collection of personal accounts, siblings from a variety of backgrounds share their experiences of growing up with a brother or sister with autism. They show that certain things are common to the ""sibling experience: being overlooked; accommodating resentment, and helplessness; and the yearning to connect across neurological difference.