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366: The Glass Child: The Neurotypical Sibling’s Experience, with Penny Williams

There's a kid in your house who never asks for anything, who seems fine when everything is falling apart, who's learned to take up less space so there's room for their sibling's bigger needs. There’s a name for what they're experiencing, glass child.

In this episode, I'm talking about the neurotypical sibling experience, something that doesn't get nearly enough airtime in our conversations about neurodivergent families. I share a moment from my own family, a meltdown in the middle of Target, one kid on the floor and one kid pacing, and only one of me to go around. It taught me just how much…

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