{"id":1496,"date":"2019-09-06T14:16:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T18:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/?p=1496"},"modified":"2020-03-04T12:22:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T17:22:41","slug":"remember-me-the-special-needs-of-siblings-of-a-child-with-special-needs4883566","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/remember-me-the-special-needs-of-siblings-of-a-child-with-special-needs4883566\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember Me? The Special Needs Of Siblings Of A Child with Special Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"wsite-image wsite-image-border-none\">\n<p>A child with special needs (or as some parents and children would rather call it: a disability) can be a very demanding job for parents. Throw into the mix a sibling or two and now you are managing several different worlds of need. Oh, and a spouse or partner \u2013 now it\u2019s a party but without the disco ball!Now let me change the perspective: what it\u2019s like to be the sibling of a child with special needs. In my house, my daughter can be exceptionally demanding and difficult on most days. These are the days when I find myself drained and unable to respond to my other two children with patience or just plain old consideration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<p>When I sit with my thoughts at the end of the day \u2013 the daily day-in-review beat down you are all familiar with \u2013 I feel guilty. I feel like I\u2019ve cheated my two boys. I feel like I didn\u2019t connect with them about their day\u2019s struggles or celebrations. I feel like I became consumed by the intense emotion that gets riled up in me and that I work so hard to manage.<\/p>\n<p>Every few months, my older son will confide in me that he needed something from me but didn\u2019t tell me because his sister needed me more. He doesn\u2019t ask for help or vent especially on the days that my daughter is especially difficult because he can see I\u2019m exhausted. I understand why he does what he does but I\u2019m also sad that he feels like he has to wait.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><\/div>\n<p>\u200bIt\u2019s not his job but I realize that there is a unique dynamic that happens in the home of a family with a child with special needs. When I think about my own children\u2019s\u2019 experiences as well as the experiences of the children with whom I work professionally, there are a few things to note about their day to day.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image by: PCWSN.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"wsite-button wsite-button-small wsite-button-normal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ourdigitalmags.com\/publication\/?m=58204&amp;l=1#{%22issue_id%22:607997,%22page%22:22}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"wsite-button-inner\">Click for full article<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A child with special needs (or as some parents and children would rather call it: a disability) can be a very demanding job for parents. Throw into the mix a sibling or two and now you are managing several different worlds of need. 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