Siblings

Jane Johnson is the Managing Director of the Autism Research Institute, the co-author of Dr. Bryan Jepson's Changing the Course of Autism; A Scientific Approach for Parents and Physicians, and the co-editor, with Anne Van Rensselaer, of Families of Adults With Autism; Stories and Advice for the Next Generation. She lives in New York City with her husband and three children.Anne Van Rensselaer has worked as a freelance editor, and as a book packager with Jane Lahr Enterprises in New York. Her true calling in life was to be the grandmother of three.

Siblings: The Autism Spectrum Through Our Eyes... is a good read for parents and young adult siblings of children with autism. It offers wisdom of those who have gone before to those now dealing with the issues of having a sibling with autism. It is a concise, 94-page book that will help readers truly understand and appreciate those on the spectrum and how their brothers and sisters perceive their both positive and not-so-positive experiences of having a sibling on the autism spectrum.

• Preface. Part 1. For Younger Children and Parents. 1. Christopher Castaldi-Moller and Joshua Vazquez, Age 10. 2. Carley Belknap, Age 9. 3. Cassidy Parker Knight, Age 13. 4. Maya Cassandra King, Age 10. 5. Chandra Kelley-Robinson, Age 11. 6. Alyssa Chmura, Age 19. 7. Cami Poole, Age 10 11/12. 8. Ben Jepson, Age 13. 9. Chelsea Lang, Age 17. 10. Micah Quindazzi, Age 14. 11. Anonymous, Age 34. 12. Adam Barrett, Age 27. 13. Missy Olive, Age 41. Part 2. For Teenagers and Parents. 14. Susannah Chandler, Age 22. 15. Rebecca Sicile-Kira, Age 17. 16. Jenna Cohen, Age 24. 17. Lisa Cohen, Age 21. 18. Hannah Burke, Age 15. 19. Christine Hurd, Age 18