Impact of our research with siblings

Some time ago we undertook research with siblings of children with disabilities, including communication disabilities:

Barr, J., & McLeod, S. (2010). They never see how hard it is to be me: Siblings' observations of strangers, peers and family. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 12(2), 162–171. https://doi.org/10.3109/17549500903434133

Our paper has just been cited here:

Strohm, K. (2024). Recommendations of the Disability Royal Commission fail to recognise families, siblings in particular, as natural lifelong supports for people with intellectual disabilities. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/23297018.2024.2364340

Catching up with Jacqui Barr - and the importance of siblings

Last weekend I had a chance to catch up with Jacqui Barr. Jacqui was my research assistant, honours and PhD student many years ago. Her important work on siblings of children with disabilities has changed professional practice and increased visibility of siblings throughout the world.

• Barr, J., McLeod, S., & Daniel, G. (2008). Siblings of children with speech impairment: Cavalry on the hill. Language, Speech, and Hearing Service in Schools, 39(1), 21-32. doi:10.1044/0161-1461(2008/003) 
• Barr, J., & McLeod, S. (2010). They never see how hard it is to be me: Siblings' observations of strangers, peers and family. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 12(2), 162-171. doi:doi:10.3109/17549500903434133 
• McLeod, S., Daniel, G., & Barr, J. (2013). “When he's around his brothers … he's not so quiet”: The private and public worlds of school-aged children with speech sound disorder. Journal of Communication Disorders, 46(1), 70-83. doi:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2012.08.006 
• Crowe, K., McLeod, S., & Barr, J. (2017). Siblings of children with hearing loss. Retrieved from http://www.raisingandeducatingdeafchildren.org/2017/10/16/siblings-of-children-with-hearing-loss/

She has spent the past several years supporting adults with disabilities in the community at Glenray Industries and is about to embark on a new job continuing working with people with disabilities. I wish her well - and it was wonderful to spend time together.

Siblings of children with hearing loss

Some time ago Kate Crowe, Jacqui Barr and I were invited to write a piece titled "Siblings of children with hearing loss" for the Oxford University Press eBulletin  Raising and Educating Deaf Children: Foundations for Policy, Practice and Outcomes. It has been posted online here: http://www.raisingandeducatingdeafchildren.org/2017/10/16/siblings-of-children-with-hearing-loss/