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The extended family subsystem is those interactions that occur between members of the immediate family, relatives, and others who may be regarded as family.
The sibling subystem is the interactions between brothers and sisters.
Aunts & Uncles
Cousins
Grandparents
Adoptive Parents
Close Family Friends
Companion
Teacher
Caregiver
Extended family provides mostly financial, emotional, and instrumental (babysitting, completing household chores) supports.
The impact of having a brother or sister with a disability can depend on many factors, such as:
Grandparents are more likely to provide emotional supports rather than instrumental supports
When raising a child with special needs, parents are able to better adjust to the increased demands when higher levels of support are given by grandparents
Turnbull, A. (2011). Families, professionals, and exceptionality: Positive outcomes through partnerships and trust (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson.
Studies show that maternal grandparents are more supportive than paternal grandparents
Grandparents often have traditional views about disabilities and can attribute the cause of disabilities to:
There are approximately a half-million grandparents that are primary caregivers for their grandchildren. This video show the experience of one such set of grandparents
The most common extended family members are grandparents
Positive Aspects:
Negative Aspects: