AdultSibsNet is a listserv for adult brothers and sisters of people with special needs that live in Illinois. It is very much like the listserv Sibnet developed by Don Meyer(www.siblingsupport.org). If your an adult sibling looking for support I encourage you to join Sibnet as well.

After the first Sibling Conference (Sibling Connections) hosted by UIC in 2004 I was inspired to get siblings connected in Illinois. On AdultSibsNet siblings can discuss what it was like growing up with a sib who has special needs. Here we seek and share information about local services. We also discuss ways to advocate for our brothers and sisters. If you are interested in learning about ways to advocate for your sibling or interested in planning for the future, AdultSibsNet is a good place to start. Many members of this group are not only siblings, but in the field of disabilities as well.

About every six weeks or so we try to schedule a time to get together so we can have an opportunity to meet and have fun. We also try to schedule an outing that our brothers and sisters can participate in. This part of the group is completely optional.

My goal is to connect as many sibings with one another as I can that live in the state of Illinois. If you would like to join, but have more questions you can email me at tarasibsnet@yahoo.com. Please check out my website www.sibsnetwork.org for more information about supporting siblings and sibling related events.

To join this group you do not need to have a yahoo account. You just need to send an email to AdultSibsNet-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Tara Conley
Visionary and Co-founder