This article analyses the impact of the birth of a child with cerebral palsy in the family, and the viewpoint of the siblings concerning this situation. The assumption is that the sibling of a child with a disability is significantly impacted, but that this is rarely recognized. Parents and older siblings of the special needs child were interviewed, having as a parameter a control group that observes the same criteria, but without a disabled child. There was found to be damage in the parent-firstborn relationship and a tendency for the older child to grow up more quickly, caused by her need to adapt. We would stress the need to pay greater attention to the siblings of special needs children.
Brothers; Cerebral palsy; Family relations
