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I had my son join here he often I think feels like I give alot of my attention to his brother . I put alot on him
I know that he dose truely love his brothers and always will.

I have a 9 year old daughter who would probably be willing to participate in this site. She has a 10 year old brother with autism. I often hear so much about how so many siblings are so good and so supportive of their autistic sibling and although my daughter is, especially out in public and at school, at home it can often be a different story. A lot of his obsessions can cause her to get upset because she wants him to play with her and she still has difficulty understanding why he does not even though we have tried to explain it to her for years now. Every once in a while we can break him away and get him to engage in play but overall his play is pretty one note. Anyhow, she is not all that understanding of his disability all the time. I've tried to hook her up with sibling support groups for disabilities but frankly we don't have any in our area except for a few stray workshops a year. Anyone who might be willing to help her would be appreciated.  Thanks, Julie