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What Siblings Need To Know

Autism NI

In the factsheet we use the term sibling to describe the brother or sister of an autistic child, young person or adult. A sibling can be any age, older or younger than their brother or sister. What they have in common is they have at least one person in their family who has an autism diagnosis. If you have an autisic brother or sister this leaflet is for you.

The leaflet covers: What is ASD? Triad of Impairments (3 areas of difficulty), What is the Spectrum? What other difficulties might my brother/sister have?

Click on the link to view the full leaflet -Factsheet - What siblings need to know.

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