SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN WITH A DISABILITY - A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THEEMPIRICAL LITERATURE

A number of previous researchers have concluded that a higher incidenc e of behavioral and psychological problems exists among children who a re siblings of children with disabilities than among children whose si blings have no disabilities. A careful analysis of the empirical liter ature, however, indicates that this conclusion may be overstated. Thir teen empirical articles were used in a review of the literature yieldi ng both negative and positive findings. Implications of these findings are discussed.