This paper reviews the research literature focusing on the interpersonal relationships
between siblings when one child has a disability. Descriptive findings are presented that …

Brothers and sisters are obligatorily welcomed to the disability community when a person
with Down syndrome (DS) is part of the family unit. How they react to such an invitation is the …

Until the early 1980s, most researchers paid little attention to sibling relationships. Studies of
mothers dominated the research agenda, to the almost total exclusion of fathers, extended …

Background A number of methodological weaknesses have contributed to our relatively
poor understanding of the impact on children of having a brother or sister with a disability …

This study asks brothers and sisters about their feelings and perceptions toward their sibling
with Down syndrome (DS). We analyzed valid and reliable surveys from 822 brothers and …

Recent research shows that a significant minority of children with Down's syndrome (DS)
also meet diagnostic criteria for an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present study …

Abstract Children, Families and Communities, 4e, looks at the ways in which children,
families and communities influence each other and how different contexts affect them all …

An argument that more people should have children with Down syndrome, written from a pro-
choice, disability-positive perspective. The rate at which parents choose to terminate a …

This study examined the relationship between toileting concerns, behavior problems, and
parenting stress in parents of children with special health care needs (CSHCN). Participants …

In this study, we longitudinally examined the influence of a brief (3-7 day) respite care
admission on psychological distress and parenting stress in parents of children admitted to a …