Abstract
This article is an autobiographical exploration of the author’s experience as a younger sibling of two people with a cognitive disability. It comprises nine years of conscious self-work and shows how an academic environment can nurture reflection on complex personal issues, and through this reflection, aid in the process of self-discovery and healing. The author explores autobiographical writing and poetic inquiry as a method to develop witnessing consciousness. The purpose of this piece is to contribute to the conversation about the challenges that siblings of people with disabilities face, as much attention is focused upon parents and the people with the disabilities themselves. The author seeks to find ways of sharing her experience and to work with other siblings who have similar life experiences.
Recommended Citation
Cuculiza-Brunke, Annemarie
(2018)
""Born Different, But Still The Same": My Journey as a sibling of persons with special needs: Contemplative practices in an academic environment,"
Artizein: Arts and Teaching Journal: Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 9.
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https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/atj/vol3/iss1/9
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