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Article Dans Une Revue International Journal of Disability, Development and Education Année : 2024

Living an adult life with a sibling with down syndrome: examining siblings' personal and professional choices

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The increased lifespan of people with Down syndrome (DS) is a very positive development. However, parents, who are often the primary caregivers, can struggle to provide the support their child with DS needs as they get older. The extent to which siblings are willing/able to support a brother or sister with DS depends on the quality of their relationship with that person and on their perceptions of how having a sibling with DS has impacted their lives. We assessed these impacts by analyzing responses from 120 siblings of a person with DS to a questionnaire comprising both closed and open-ended questions. Having a sibling with DS had a generally positive impact on people’s values and personal and professional choices. Some choices (e.g., occupation, activities, residential proximity) were impacted by multiple factors (e.g., gender, sibling position, number of siblings). These considerations may influence people’s willingness to help support a sibling with DS.

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Psychologie
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hal-04371182 , version 1 (03-01-2024)

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Lise Lemoine, Benoit Schneider. Living an adult life with a sibling with down syndrome: examining siblings' personal and professional choices. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, In press. ⟨hal-04371182⟩
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