Bibliotherapy: Developing Fiction for Siblings of Children with Autism

Bibliotherapy is a useful therapeutic technique used in conjunction with traditional therapy that is applicable to a wide variety of diagnoses and situations. The incorporation of fictional literature utilizing factual representations of psychological disorders in therapy targeting children provides a creative and less threatening outlet for therapeutic progress to occur. Literature addressing the effects of a diagnosis of autism within a sibling relationship serves as a source of educational material for the public about the disorder as well as a therapeutic tool for children in similar circumstances