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"We forget that there are other family members, and their opinions and their feelings about what's going on are important."
Those are the words of Jessica Akers, a professor of educational psychology at Baylor University who's been awarded a $893,409 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop an innovative treatment model for children with autism and their siblings.
Akers has created an intervention program that intentionally focuses on improving the interactions between siblings.
Akers has created an intervention program that intentionally focuses on improving the interactions between siblings.
Sibling SUCCESS: Supporting Unique Collaborative Care to Encourage Shared Success invites the siblings of children with autism or'special siblings' to collaborate and participate as a vital member of the intervention team.
Although behavioral interventions are highly effective for children with autism, these behavior programswhile including parentsdo not address the importance the sibling relationship.
"We forget that there are other family members, and their opinions and their feelings about what's going on are important," says Akers.
"The sibling relationship is often overlooked but plays an essential role in the life of an individual with autism."
Compared to other disabilities, individuals with autism have the lowest rates of independent living, with only 19% of adults with autism living independently from their families.
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