Growing up alongside someone with a disability or chronic medical condition is a unique experience – and an increasingly common one. Approximately one in five families have at least one child with a ...

Having a sibling with special needs is a reality many children are born into, including my three typically developing children. Of all the things my children experience that I never did, their ...

CHICAGO — Millions of Americans have siblings with disabilities. But when parents die, these siblings often become the primary caregivers. It’s something many are unprepared for. One group is ...

Jordyn Gechter grew up in South Florida as the youngest of three siblings. Her sister, Gaby, was born developmentally delayed. With just 18 months between them, the two grew up together — but it ...

The last day of the Sandy Feet beach camp in San Clemente started with a rousing hula hoop showdown. Players from each team hop down a row of hula hoops, and when they meet, it's a rochambeau faceoff.

When I was in ninth grade, my family adopted my little brother, Eric. He came from a special-needs program in Connecticut. My mother oversaw programs across the state for women and children. As she ...