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I just got a book from the library on the subject.  It is written for a child older than my 6 year old daughter, but looks good.  The title is "When a Brother or Sister is Autistic", the author is Marsha Sarah Rosenberg, and the publisher is The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.  It was published in 2000.  Hope this helps.

I remember the night my 10 year old asked me; "Mommy, will Colton ever get better, will he always be this way?" It tore my heart out of my chest to hear that sentence. I just said; "Son, we don't know, but we're going to do everything we can to make him better and we're going to love him the best we can with all our hearts at the same time. Do you want to do that with me son? and then he replied; "Mommy, you know I do" Logan of all my children gets so excited anytime Colton says a new sentence or a sentence with "I" in it. Openess is the way to go, gentle openess. A book is a good idea, but you never know when the questions will come has been my experience. I teach my children to notice and take joy in Colton's smallest accomplishments, I tell them it's like noticing a flower as it blooms, checking in on it and one day it's just beautiful and Logan will tell me; "Look mom a new flower is blooming like Colton."

We used the Telephone wire system...and the Sensory system, to explain it to our children when they were very Young.....and I was really suprised by how well they understood what we were telling them. But I think it would have been really nice to have had a book to read to them when we were coping with this...Thanks for the resources...

This list may help...
Kids and Siblings Books


These are the books that are geared to the child on the Spectrum and/or their siblings.
A Review of My Goldfish Ate My Cat!
Alexandre Beaulieu Lynch is 11 years old and the author of this book. He also is diagnosed with Asperger´s Syndrome and has a blue belt in Karate.

All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome
A review of the picture book depicting photos of cats in real life situations with captions and details on how someone with Asperger Syndrome deals with these same issues.

Ben Has Something To Say - A Storybook About Stuttering
A nice story showing the daily struggles a boy faces when he tries to avoid talking due to his stuttering.

Book Review - And Don´t Bring Jeremy
A perfect book for families that have a child labeled as different to understand the challenges faced at school among peers. Prepare for school by reading books now.

Book Review - Andy and his Yellow Frisbee
A quick introduction showing how an older sibling looks out for her autistic brother while they are at school.

Book Review - Ian´s Walk
The sibling viewpoint as narrated by a sister explaining a walk in the park with her autistic brother .

Book Review - Laughing and Loving with Autism
A compilation of real life warm and humorous stories

Book Review - Views from our Shoes
Youngsters from age four to eighteen share personal tales on having a sibling with special needs.

Caring for Myself – Book Review
This is a social skills storybook with color photographs that provide wonderful visual supports based on simple steps for daily living.

Child of Mine - Book Review
This is a picture book that shares what both the parent and child deal with in relation to behavior issues that affect both emotionally.

Everything You Need To Know When A Brother Or Sister Is Autistic - Book Review
A well suited book for those in the middle school years and older to help them deal with having a sibling who is autistic.

Glad Monster, Sad Monster - Book Review
Monsters can be silly too. An interactive resource for colors and taking turns, sharing and feelings.

Looking After Louis - Book Review
This book is about inclusion for a boy with autism.

Matthew´s Box - Book Review
A glimpse inside the box of autism.

Show Jo Language Development Books
Reviewing two board books that utilize a stuffed bear to perform tasks done in three easy steps using real photos to encourage language skills.

Sundays with Matthew - A Book Review
A young boy with autism and an artist share their sketchbooks.

The Flight of a Dove - Book Review
A review on this book that is based on a true story of a French girl who reportedly suffered from autism.

What's Wrong With Timmy? - Book Review
Maria Shriver´s book What´s Wrong With Timmy? reintroduces Kate from What´s Heaven as she meets a mentally retarded boy at the park.

Who Let the Cat Out of the Bag? - Book Review
The illustrations by kids in this 2002 winner of the Scholastic Kids are Authors award for nonfiction help readers comprehend the meaning of each phrase, while being amused visually by their creativity and imagination.

"Talking to Angels,"by Esther Watson (1996) Harcourt Brace A sister talks about her sibling who talks in her own way...like she's talking to angels....

I just finished reading a book called Rules by Cynthia Lord (http://www.amazon.com/Rules-Cynthia-Lor … amp;sr=8-1).

I have found it to be very uplifting and motivating.  Even though written through the eyes of child for other children I found it a very good read.  The only disappointment in the book is the end, I did not want it to end, but wanted it to continue the little girl's journey on her way to understanding and dealing with other's disabilities. 

I have a good friend of mine whose son has autism and his daughter often helps looking after him.  The whole time I am reading the book they were on my mind.