Siblings of special needs children often suffer in silence, watching their sibling receiving a huge outpouring of attention from their parents and not completely understanding why they are not getting that kind of attention. This is a largely silent problem, but it is very real. I recently recorded a video session of my eldest son, Max, talking about Rosie and her therapy, and was taken aback by his obvious struggle: he loves his sister very much, but resents the lion's share of attention she receives from me. The session ended with Max getting very upset with me (not on the video) and going to his room for a bit, then coming back downstairs very weepy and fragile, and wanting to just sit with me. I was reminded that it is vital to carve out time for him as well, and since this video have been trying to get some alone time with him and his brother on a weekly basis away from Rosie. This blog is about showing ALL aspects of being a family with special needs, and so I have decided to include this video to remind all parents of special needs children that even if they aren't always saying it, our child's siblings need to be reminded how incredibly special and loved they are as well.
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