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If you want to know how to treat a child with special needs, look at their sibling, they will show you. Siblings of special needs children are quite special. They are accepting and loving to someone who is different. Yet having a special needs sibling can come with challenges that may lead to confusion and family conflict. As hard as caregivers try, sometimes their typically developing children are neglected or are expected to do too much. Siblings may develop their own uniqu

When I first started my pediatric private practice, I went into the homes of families to provide therapy. While not necessarily aware of the research around family-centered practice, it just made sense to me to include the entire family in my sessions as much as possible. After all, I was a guest in their house, and it did not feel right to ask them to keep their other children away while I was “playing” with the child with the speech-language delay. What I learned later is