Siblings and autism : stories spanning generations and cultures / edited by Debra Cumberland and Bruce Mills.

House on the meadow / Catherine Anderson -- Family resemblance / Erika Nanes -- Visiting Becky / Anne Clinard Barnhill -- On the way to the sky / Katie Harrington Stricklin -- Victim of silence / Ann E. Damiano -- Life with Runi / Aparna Das -- Autism connects us / Matthew K. Belmonte -- My brother's speaker / Debra L. Eder -- We were beautiful, once: my autistic-American family / Maureen McDonnell -- Holding on / Lindsey Fisch -- Our family has two hearts: my older sister Ge and I / Helen McCabe and Chuan Wu -- Robie / Erika Reich Giles -- His little sister / Cara Murphy Watkins -- Sisters aren't doing it for themselves: negotiating special identities in a disabled family / Alison Wilde -- This night will pass / Thomas Caramagno -- Sirens / Debra Cumberland.

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What is it like to grow up with a sibling on the autism spectrum? What kind of relationship do such siblings have? How does that relationship change as the siblings get older? In this collection of personal accounts, siblings from a variety of backgrounds, and in different circumstances, share their experiences of growing up with a brother or sister with autism. Despite their many differences, their stories show that certain things are common to the 'sibling experience': the emotional terrain of looking on or being overlooked; the confusion of accommodating resentment, love, and helplessness; and the yearning to connect across neurological difference.

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