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0382/2016 - Interaction between people with down syndrome and his siblings: An exploratory study.
A interação entre as pessoas com síndrome de down e seus irmãos: Um estudo exploratório.

Author:

• Bruna Rafaela de Batista - BATISTA, BRUNA RAFAELA DE - Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Psicologia - <bru_tifa@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Márcia Duarte Duarte - Duarte, Márcia Duarte - Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Psicologia - <marciaduar@yahoo.com.br>
• Fabiana Cia - Cia, Fabiana - Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Psicologia - <fabianacia@yahoo.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente

Abstract:

The presence of a disabled person causes changes in the family that require each member, a redefinition of their roles. The sibling as all the other members, undergoes frustration, acceptance, guilt and changing processes. In this sense, it aimed to; (a) analyze the interaction between the sibling with a typical development and the sibling with Down syndrome; (b) identify what information and reaction the siblings with typical development have on the diagnosis of Down syndrome; (c) verify whether or not there were changes within the family and also changes in their own lives after the birth of the sibling with Down syndrome. The survey was conducted through interviews whose participants were seven children with typical development of people with Down syndrome. The study showed that the siblings, as well as the other family members, undergo acceptance processes, confusion and several others complexities in which the disability is linked, although these are not as distinguished as those caused to their parents. An evidential pointed in this study refers to the importance of support groups for siblings, aimed at working issues such as prejudice and aversive feelings towards disability. The siblings with typical development need correct information and support, in order to favor the interaction between siblings.

Keywords:

SiblingsDown syndromeFamily

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BATISTA, BRUNA RAFAELA DE, Duarte, Márcia Duarte, Cia, Fabiana. Interaction between people with down syndrome and his siblings: An exploratory study.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Aug). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/interaction-between-people-with-down-syndrome-and-his-siblings-an-exploratory-study/15808?id=15808



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