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Parents of children with autism need to remember that brothers and sisters may need therapy to help them cope with having autism in the family.
Psychologists have a way of testing to see whether there are "sibling relationship problems" within a family. Psychologists can also test to see in what ways brothers and sisters learn from and adapt to a child who is different. This paper reviews research on the brothers and sisters of children with autism. The author notes that often siblings are not included in therapy sessions. The author suggests that brothers and sisters should receive therapy if they are having trouble with being the sibling of a child with autism.
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