Sibling Center Resource List for Children and Adolescents
This helpful resource list for Siblings includes Websites, books and San Francisco Bay Area family support programs.
This resource list was developed by Joanna Fanos, Ph.D., Janice Kim, B.A., & Negar Salmasi.
Websites for Siblings
Center for Attitudinal Healing
www.healingcenter.org
The Center for Attitudinal Healing helps people find ways to overcome the fear, conflict, and separation that accompanies personal crisis, whether that crisis is the result of illness, social conditions or psychological trauma. They provide web-based chat rooms and other internet resources.
Compassionate Friends: Sibling Resources
www.compassionatefriends.org
The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive. This web page provides links to brochures, online interaction, meetings in your area, and other sibling resources. Local chapters include Manteca, Mill Valley, Oakland, Petaluma, Sacramento, Santa Clara, Pleasant Hill, and Ukiah.
Kidsource OnLine: Children with Disabilities: Understanding Sibling Issues
www.kidsource.com
A bibliography of books, short articles, and organizations can be found on this webpage collected by the National Information Council for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
The Sibling Connection
www.counselingstlouis.net
This website provides information for siblings who have a brother or sister with a chronic and fatal disease and for adults who have experienced the loss of a sibling.
The Sibling Support Project
www.siblingsupport.orgThe Sibling Support Project is a national program dedicated to the interests of brothers and sisters of people with special health and developmental needs. The Project's primary goal is to increase the availability of peer support and education opportunities for brothers and sisters of people with special health and developmental needs.
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Booklist for Siblings
Attention Deficit Disorder
I’m Somebody Too
by J. Gehret
Verbal Images Press, 1992
ISBN 962513679
Autism
Andy and His Yellow Frisbee
by M. Thompson
Woodbine House, 1996
ISBN 933149832
Autism Through a Sister’s Eyes: A book for Children about High-Functioning Autism and Related Disorders
by E.B. Band and G.B. Mesibov
Future Horizons, Inc., 2001
ISBN 1885477716
Coping when a Brother or Sister is Autistic
by M.S. Rosenberg
Rosen Publishing Group, 2000
ISBN 0823931943
Everything You Need to Know when a Brother or Sister is Autistic
by M.S. Rosenberg
Rosen Publishing Group, 2000
ISBN 823931234
I Love My Brother!: A Preschooler's View of Living with a Brother Who Has Autism
by C. Sullivan
Phat Art 4, 2001
ISBN 970658117
Ian’s Walk: A Story about Autism
by C.A. Amenta
American Psychological Association, 2001
ISBN 945354444
www.albertwhitman.com
Siblings of Children with Autism: A Guide for Families
by S.L. Harris
Woodbine House, 1994
ISBN 933149719
Blindness
Can You Feel the Thunder?
by L.E. McElfresh
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, 1999
ISBN 068982324X
www.simonsays.com
Half the Battle
by L. Hall
Macmillan Library Reference, 1982
ISBN 684173484
This book is out of print but can be found used.
Cancer
Going to See Grassy Ella
by Kathryn Lance
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1993
IBN 0688121632
Something for Joey
by R. Peck and J. McNeely
Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1977
ISBN 553271997
Cerebral Palsy
Barry’s Sister
by L. Metzger
Simon & Schuster Children's, 1992
ISBN 068931521X
This book may be out of print but can be found used.
I'm the Big Sister Now
by M. Emmert
Albert Whitman, 1991
ISBN 807534587
Sara’s Secret
by S. Wanous
Lerner Publishing Group, 1995
ISBN 876148569
This book is out of print but can be found used.
Views from Our Shoes: Growing up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs
edited by D.J. Meyer
Woodbine House, 1997
ISBN 933149980
Deafness
I Have a Sister – My Sister is Deaf
by J. Whitehouse and W. Peterson
HarperCollins Children's Books, 1984
ISBN 64430596
Developmental Disabilities (other than autism)
Ben, King of the River
by D. Gifaldi
Albert Whitman, 2001
ISBN 807506354
www.albertwhitman.com
Don’t Call Me Marda
by S.K. Welch
Our Child Press, 2002
ISBN 961187239
This book is out of print by may be found used.
My Sister Annie
by B. Dodds
Boyds Mills Press, 1997
ISBN 1563975548
www.boydsmillspress.com
Our Brother Has Down’s Syndrome
by S., J., and T. Cairo
Firefly Books, LTD, 1990
ISBN 920303315
www.fireflybooks.com
Way to Go, Alex
by R. Pulver
Albert Whitman, 1999
ISBN 807515833
We’ll Paint the Octopus Red
by S. Stuve-Bodeen
Woodbine House, 1998
ISBN 1890627062
Wish on a Unicorn
by K. Heese
Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1993
ISBN 140349359
My Brother, Matthew
by M. Thompson
Woodbine House, 1993
ISBN 933149476
Epilepsy
Becky the Brave: A Story about Epilepsy
by L. Lears
Albert Whitman, 2002
ISBN 080750601X
www.albertwhitman.com
A Season of Secrets
by A.C. Herzig and J.L. Mali
Scholastic, Inc., 1985
ISBN 590328182
This book is out of print but may be found used.
General
Another Look at the Rainbow: Straight from the Siblings
by the Center for Attitudinal Healing
Ten Speed Press, 1983
ISBN 890873410
Celestial Arts: Ph (510) 559-1600; Fax (510) 524-1052
"Attitudes toward Prenatal Testing and Screening for Fragile X." Fanos JH, Spangner KA, Musci TJ. Genetics in Medicine 2006;8:1-5.
"Coming through the Fog, Coming over the Moors: The Impact on Pediatric Oncologists of Caring for Seriously Ill Children." Fanos, JH., J Cancer Educ. 2007;22(2):119-23.
Finding a Way: Living with Exceptional Brothers and Sisters
by M.B. Rosenberg
HarperCollins Children's Books, 1988
ISBN 068806874X
This book is out of print but can be found used.
"Hope in Palliative Care: From Narcissism to Self-Transcendence in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis." Fanos JH, Gelinas DF, Foster RS, Postone N, Miller RG. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2008:11(3), 470-75.
I Wish I Was Sick, Too!
by F. Brandenberg
Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1978
ISBN 140502920
This book is out of print but may be found used.
Living with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs: A Book for Sibs
edited by D.J. Meyer
University of Washington Press, 1996
ISBN 295975474
Practical Concerns About Siblings: Bridging the Research-Practice Gap
edited by F.F. Schachter and R.K. Stone
The Haworth Press, Inc., 1988
ISBN 866566473
www.haworthpressinc.com
"We Kept our Promises: An Autobiography of Harry Shwachman." Fanos JH., American Journal of Medical Genetics, 2008:146A(3):284-93.
What About Me?: When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick
by A.D. Peterkin
American Psychological Association, 1992
ISBN 945354495
When Molly Was in the Hospital: A Book for Brothers and Sisters of Hospitalized Children
by D. Duncan
Rayve Productions, Inc., 1995
ISBN 1877810444
Heart Surgery
My Brother Needs an Operation
by A.M. Jaworski
Baby Hearts Press, 1998
ISBN 965250822
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San Francisco Bay Area Family Support Programs
Ann Martin Children’s Center
www.annmartin.org
Ann Martin Children’s Center in Piedmont, CA provides child and family psychotherapy, academic tutoring and remediation, educational and psychological testing.
Camp Okizu – Siblings Camp
www.okizu.org
The Okizu Foundation offers a free week-long summer camp in Northern California for children and older teens who have or have had a brother or sister with cancer.
Compassionate Friends: Sibling Resources
www.compassionatefriends.org
The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive. Local chapters include Manteca, Mill Valley, Oakland, Petaluma, Sacramento, Santa Clara, Pleasant Hill, and Ukiah.
The Center for Attitudinal Healing
www.healingcenter.org
The Center for Attitudinal Healing helps people find ways to overcome the fear, conflict, and separation that accompanies personal crisis, whether that crisis is the result of illness, social conditions or psychological trauma. They have various groups that meet throughout the Bay Area.
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