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Growing up with a Brother or Sister with down Syndrome: Adult Siblings' Perceptions of Their Childhood Relationships
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Lemoine, Lise; Schneider, Benoît – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022
Background: The increased life expectancy of people with Down syndrome puts pressure on parents, who are usually the main caregivers but who find caring more difficult as they get older. The quality of the support provided by brothers and sisters depends on the intra-family relationships they build when growing up. Methods: 121 adult siblings of…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Adults
Typically Developing Adolescents' Experience of Growing up with a Brother with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Corsano, Paola; Musetti, Alessandro; Guidotti, Laura; Capelli, Francesca – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Researchers studying siblings of people with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suggest that growing up with an individual with disability has positive and negative effects. Method: Qualitative content analysis of semistructured interviews with 14 typically developing (TD) adolescents with a brother with an ASD and their mothers was…
Descriptors: Siblings, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Family Environment