In this episode we talk about:

Jessica’s family and brother with Autism
The current future plan for her brother
Jessica’s projects with her non-profit
Subgroups within the sibling experience
Finding out when your sibling has been diagnosed with special needs
The world’s progression towards people and families with special needs
Patterns Jessica has observed in their parent trainings 
How communication of feelings has changed in culture
Accessibility, supportive communities, and niche services 
The story behind Jessica’s book
Similarities in experiences and how siblings can talk about them across mediums and decades
How the language about disabilities has evolved over time not everyone feels the same way
Jessica’s encouragement to fellow siblings

Links:

The Center for Siblings of People with Disabilities: https://siblingcenter.org/
Billy's Sister: Life when your sibling has a disability (A Project of The Center for Siblings of People with Disabilities): https://www.amazon.com/Billys-Sister-sibling-disability-Siblings/dp/B0851LYF2V
The Sibling Transformation Project: https://www.siblingtransformation.org/

More Info:

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Music by:

AlexGrohl from Pixabay
QubeSounds from Pixabay

Edited by:

Aiden Binder

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