Academic Research: Recommendations for Research, Advocacy, and Supports Relating to Siblings

Heller, T., Kaiser, A., Meyer, D., Fish, T., Kramer, J., Dufresne, D., (2008). The sibling leadership network: Recommendations for research, advocacy, and supports relating to siblings of people with developmental disabilities. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Family Research Program.

The paper summarizes key research findings on siblings of individuals with disabilities and provides an initial set of guidelines and recommendations to guide new research in this area.

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