For Adults: Fiction, Memoirs and Non-Fiction
Riding the Bus with My Sister, by Rachel Simon Being the Other One: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister Who Has Special Needs, by Kate Strohm * Pieces: My Sister, Her Autism, and Me, by Jaqueline Moreno * The Normal One: Life with a Difficult or Damaged Sibling, by Jeanne Safer * Special Siblings: Growing Up With Someone with a Disability, by Mary McHugh * The Ride Together: A Brother and Sister’s Memoir of Autism in the Family, by Paul Karasik and Judy Karasik * How to Be a Sister: A Love Story with a Twist of Autism, by Eileen Garvin * That Went Well: Adventures in Caring for My Sister, by Terrell Harris Dougan * Troubled Journey: Coming to Terms with the Mental Illness of a Sibling or Parent, by Diane Marsh and Rex Dickens What About Me?, by Bryna Siegel and Stuart Silverstein Edna's Gift: How my Broken Sister Taught Me to Be Whole, by Susan Rudnick Nothing Special: The Mostly True, Sometimes Funny Tale of Two Sisters, by Dianne Bilyak *
For Younger Readers
Eyes Different than Mine, by Erin Johnson * Wonder, by RJ Palacio Tru Confessions, by Janet Tashijan Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko Are You Alone on Purpose?, by Nancy Werlin Billy’s Sister: Life when your sibling has a disability, by Jessica Leving * Fasten Your Seatbelt: A Crash Course on Down Syndrome for Brothers and Sisters, by Brian Skotko and Susan Levine My Brother Charlie, by Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete * Rules, by Cynthia Lord What About Me? A Book by and for an Autism Sibling, by Brennan Farmer and Mandy Farmer I Think My Sister is a Superhero: When Special Needs Start to Look Like Super Powers, by Audrey Eichelberger My Brother Jeffrey, by Danney Britton See additional resources from the Sibling Support Project
From SLN / Sibling Support
The Sibling Survival Guide: Indispensable Information for Brothers and Sisters of Adults With Disabilities, by Don Meyer and Emily Holl * Thicker Than Water: Essays by Adult Siblings of People with Disabilities, by Don Meyer * Sibshops: Workshops for Siblings of Children with Special Needs, by Don Meyer and Patricia Vadasy Views from Our Shoes: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs, by Don Meyer Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs: A Book for Sibs, by Don Meyer and Patricia Vadasy The Sibling Slam Book: What It’s Really Like To Have A Brother Or Sister With Special Needs, by Don Meyer
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