Series 2 – Episode 27 – Single Child vs Siblings

Dec 11, 2021 | 0 comments

Topics include: Autism adulthood | Buddy system | Continual plan | Independent skill | Integrated learning | Intervention framework | Language communication | Social skills

Episode Summary

In this video which discusses the single child vs siblings, Dayna Lim narrates how an autistic child can grow and develop differently with and without siblings.

She pointed out on how a child on the spectrum will benefit from both different scenarios.

In this post junior school series, Dayna touches on how teenagers will have a closer-to-age role model which is important for their new identity development if they have a sibling for them to emulate.

There are no best answers to how a family structure should be as every family dynamic is different.

Watch Series 2 – Episode #27 now:

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As a single child, despite growing as the centre of attraction in the family, more resources would be needed for that child. Click To Tweet I believe in educating our typical children about their special sibling while doing intervention training on our special child about family concepts with siblings. Click To Tweet Besides better socializing skills learned, the special child might also be more sensitive to other’s emotions and feelings. Click To Tweet

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