The Forgotten Ones: Supporting the Siblings of Neurodivergent Children

What Will You Learn?

• Identify the signs of Glass Child Syndrome and sibling emotional distress across different ages and contexts
• Have age-appropriate, honest conversations with a 4-year-old, a 9-year-old, and a teenager about their sibling's diagnosis
• Design individual time strategies and family structures that ensure siblings feel genuinely seen and prioritised
• Navigate fairness versus equity when applying family rules and parenting approaches across children with different needs
• Facilitate family meetings that give every child - including the neurodivergent child - a genuine voice
• Recognise when a sibling needs their own professional support and confidently take the next steps to access it
• Support the increasingly common dynamic where one or more siblings are also neurodivergent
• Connect families and siblings to Australian and international sibling support groups and programs