Brothers and sisters of disabled children /
Examining the overlooked subject of non-disabled siblings in families where there is a disabled child, Brothers and Sisters of Disabled Children details the experiences of these children and explores what it means to them to have a disabled brother or sister. Through family interviews and one-to-one...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Jessica Kingsley,
2004.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=91768 |
| Summary: | Examining the overlooked subject of non-disabled siblings in families where there is a disabled child, Brothers and Sisters of Disabled Children details the experiences of these children and explores what it means to them to have a disabled brother or sister. Through family interviews and one-to-one meetings, Peter Burke records siblings' views on issues ranging from the everyday social restrictions on their lives, the discrimination they face at school, through to their concerns about the future. He also considers the difficulties for siblings of finding their own identity in 'disabled' famil. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (159 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-150) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0585478236 9780585478234 9781846426384 1846426383 1283904330 9781283904339 1843100436 9781843100430 |