The Top 5 Rockin' Things about Aspie Sibs!

Siblings of kids with Autism and Asperger’s face some pretty tough challenges.  Learning to deal with confusion, embarrassment, guilt, or jealousy for attention are just a few. However, research shows that the siblings of our spectrum heroes tend to have some super-powers of their own that their friends might not have.

Aspie Sibs tend to be:

1. Highly Resilient - think of how they must adjust their lives and learn to tolerate change and frustration much more than most sibs.

2. High In Self-Esteem -  growing equipped to be loving caregivers, to be understanding of differences, and advocates for those with a lesser voice, these sibs gain confidence caring for themselves and their sibs.

3. Highly Empathic - to understand difficulty we must sometimes experience it and in turn others feel heard and understood.

4.  Creative Thinkers - how will they solve today's sometimes unpredictable challenges.  With new situations can come new ways of solving problems.

5.  Crazy Funny - dealing with adversity in childhood can often build the best defense which can often be humor.  Laughing at the difficulties in our lives can often be the best medicine!

Dr. Lauren King
Southeast Psych