"An excellent resource for the entire family. Practical, informative and thought- provoking, this guide covers issues from childhood through adulthood...what your child really understands about autism, how to help your adolescent cope with peer issues and his or her own feelings, and adult sibling's involvement and responsibilities. The authors make it clear 'You are not alone and there is no one answer.'"
--Cathy Avasso, parent

"The sibling relationship is the longest relationship that a person with ASD will have during his or her lifetime. This fantastic resource for families with autistic children and nonautistic siblings examines the perceptions, needs, compromises, and inevitable stresses that brothers and sisters face. The updated edition includes a new chapter on the needs of adult siblings."
--Library Journal, June 1, 2003

"In the second edition of SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, Sandra Harris and Beth Glasberg have added new chapters and updated their marvelous book on the sibling experience. They offer practical, down-to-earth advice grounded in sound research and aided by the wisdom of their clinical work with siblings. Harris and Glasberg's insights, warmth, and empathy for this overlooked and underserved population permeate the book. Siblings, family members, and professionals have much to gain by reading this well written and informative book."
--Milton Seligman, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Co-Author of ORDINARY FAMILIES, SPECIAL CHILDREN

"This is a long awaited second edition of a popular and most useful book for families of children with autism by two researcher-clinicians with extensive experience in the field. Similar to the first edition, this book incorporates the very latest basic research findings into understandable and easily applicable principles that any family can use. The authors combine their authoritative and comprehensive understanding of the field with warmth, empathy, and great pragmatism. The result is an easy to read book that is full of information and wonderful ideas.

The second edition incorporates the considerable strengths and wonderful ideas that have made the first edition such a valuable resource. In addition, it has updated the literature and included many suggestions that the authors received in response to their first edition. One of these main suggestions was for a chapter on the concerns of adult siblings of people with autism and this excellent addition will prove very useful to the growing number of non-handicapped adults who are concerned about their siblings and what their role with them might be.

The authors are to be thanked and congratulated for another superb accomplishment that will become a classic and invaluable resource for families of people with autism all over the world."
--Gary B. Mesibov, Ph.D., Professor & Director, Division TEACCH
Dept. of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill