The Effects Of Autism on The Effects Of Autism on Siblings; How You Can Siblings; How You Can Support Their Current Support Their Current and Future Needs and Future Needs By: Nicole Hadley, CCLS By: Nicole Hadley, CCLS Child Life Specialist II Child Life Specialist II And And EDAC Outreach Programs EDAC Outreach Programs Coordinator Coordinator
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The Effects Of Autism on The Effects Of Autism on Siblings; How You Can Siblings; How You Can Support Their Current Support Their Current
and Future Needsand Future NeedsBy: Nicole Hadley, CCLSBy: Nicole Hadley, CCLSChild Life Specialist IIChild Life Specialist II
And And EDAC Outreach Programs EDAC Outreach Programs
Coordinator Coordinator
AgendaAgenda
Introduction to Child LifeIntroduction to Child Life Sibling’s reactions to Sibling’s reactions to
diagnosis or healthcare diagnosis or healthcare experienceexperience
Unusual opportunitiesUnusual opportunities Helping siblings and Helping siblings and
families cope families cope
Child Life SpecialistChild Life Specialist
Child Life Specialist at UC Irvine Medical Child Life Specialist at UC Irvine Medical Center are professionally certified Center are professionally certified (CCLS) and have Bachelor’s or Master’s (CCLS) and have Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in child life, child development, degree in child life, child development, or a related fieldor a related field
Child Life specialist have extensive Child Life specialist have extensive training in techniques that help children training in techniques that help children and families cope and gain a better and families cope and gain a better understanding of the healthcare understanding of the healthcare experiences or life-changing diagnosisexperiences or life-changing diagnosis
Common Reactions of Common Reactions of SiblingsSiblings
There are a variety of feelings and There are a variety of feelings and reactions about the reactions about the disability/health care needs family disability/health care needs family members may experience, and members may experience, and there are a number reasons why. there are a number reasons why. These depend upon the These depend upon the developmental level and the level developmental level and the level of perception the sibling/ family of perception the sibling/ family member may have towards the member may have towards the diagnosis or needs. These feelings diagnosis or needs. These feelings can and will change from day to can and will change from day to dayday
Factors that influence a Factors that influence a sibling’s reaction to disability sibling’s reaction to disability
or healthcare experienceor healthcare experience Age and developmental level.Age and developmental level. Seriousness of the need/where on the Seriousness of the need/where on the
spectrumspectrum Amount of time separated from parentsAmount of time separated from parents The amount of attention given to needsThe amount of attention given to needs The quality of explanations and answers The quality of explanations and answers
the healthy children receive to questionsthe healthy children receive to questions
Common Feelings of Common Feelings of SiblingsSiblings
AbandonmentAbandonment DisplacementDisplacement FearFear LonelinessLoneliness AngerAnger GuiltGuilt Over Over
Helping Siblings Cope with Helping Siblings Cope with Healthcare ExperiencesHealthcare Experiences
Information is the key Information is the key component in supporting component in supporting siblings and helping them cope siblings and helping them cope with a disability or healthcare with a disability or healthcare experienceexperience
Incomplete information may Incomplete information may create fantasies that are often create fantasies that are often worse than the real situationworse than the real situation
Helping Siblings Cope with Helping Siblings Cope with Healthcare ExperiencesHealthcare Experiences
Be honest Be honest Encourage them to ask questions and Encourage them to ask questions and
share feelingsshare feelings Allow siblings to participate in Allow siblings to participate in
healthcare experienceshealthcare experiences Take tour of clinics and specialty Take tour of clinics and specialty
schoolsschools Allow to attend or be a part of therapies Allow to attend or be a part of therapies
and interventionsand interventions
Helping Siblings Cope with Helping Siblings Cope with Healthcare ExperiencesHealthcare Experiences
Act out hospital Act out hospital experiences with experiences with people ,dolls, puppetspeople ,dolls, puppets
Read or color books with Read or color books with stories about hospitalsstories about hospitals
Allow children to create Allow children to create their own books and storiestheir own books and stories
Use active or vigorous play Use active or vigorous play for outletsfor outlets
Activities to promote Activities to promote copingcoping
Maintain as close to normal routine as Maintain as close to normal routine as possible possible
Maintain communication between sibling and Maintain communication between sibling and patient through pictures, written letters, tape- patient through pictures, written letters, tape- recording messages, phone conversations recording messages, phone conversations
If part exchange special items between If part exchange special items between healthy sibling and parents, as well as healthy healthy sibling and parents, as well as healthy sibling and patients sibling and patients
Create individual time and attention for Create individual time and attention for healthy childrenhealthy children
Communicate to healthy sibling of scheduled Communicate to healthy sibling of scheduled departures and returnsdepartures and returns
Attend siblings support groups and campsAttend siblings support groups and camps
Resource for siblings and Resource for siblings and familiesfamilies
Comprehensive Information and Referral System, Comprehensive Information and Referral System,
2-1-1 Orange County2-1-1 Orange County Formally known as “Info-link" Formally known as “Info-link" www.211oc.org
Family Resource Centers “FRCs”Family Resource Centers “FRCs” Resources Specific to ChildrenResources Specific to Children
Help Me Grow - 866-476-9025Help Me Grow - 866-476-9025 Children’s Home Society Children’s Home Society The Prevention Center/Children’s BureauThe Prevention Center/Children’s Bureau