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 ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Growing up in Chicago, Alicia Meneses Maples had two younger brothers who were born with disabilities. David was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called severe combined immunodeficiency, ...

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.

Sheletta and Andrew Brundidge open up about their relationship and challenges. April is Autism Acceptance Month. Sheletta Brundidge wrote a children's book about how her oldest son, Andrew Brundidge, ...

Siblings of individuals with special needs know how hard their parents work to ensure all of their sibling's needs are met, and often see their parents struggle to meet these needs. Many feel like ...