23. Communication with a sibling when the other sibling requires more time or energy

<div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1673212114203_481" class= "blog-item-content e-content"> <div id="item-63b4b840455c854dbbed01f9" class= "sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1673212114203_480" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1673212114203_479" class= "col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-9fc12d07d56f4655c0ca" class= "sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1673212114203_488" class="sqs-block-content"> <p class=""><strong>Guest: </strong></p> <p class="">Crestina Yaiva is a stay-at-home mom of twins aged 9. She has a business of her own, making handmade jewelry using textiles. Her son Franco is on the autism spectrum as well as non-speaking, while Vincent is neurotypical.</p> <p class="sqsrte-large"><strong>Overview:</strong></p> <p class="">Crestina had noticed that her son Vincent is always so kind and loving to others, but when it came to his brother, he seemed to be a bit distant. Franco has always had a tendency to be somewhat isolated and play by himself. The boys would have decent interactions, but they seemed brief, and Vincent seemed to be a little more distant from his brother. Eventually, Crestina came across an article that really helped her bring her boys closer together. The article was centered around “not blaming the baby.” This entails taking accounting for your time or how you are feeling and making an effort not to blame the sibling with more needs for being tired or not having time. Crestina began to rephrase the way she communicated with Vincent, and she began to notice that Vincent began to bond more with his brother and have less resentment towards him. Crestina still continues to be intentional about how she communicates about her capacity and needs and takes a neutral stance instead of “blaming the baby”.</p> <p class="sqsrte-large"><strong>Recap: </strong></p> <ol data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class="">“Don’t blame the baby”</p> <ol data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class="">A