I ask the question of 'who can be funny?', challenging the questions of comprehension that can arise in discussions around learning disability and humour. This is in recognition of the implications of being seen as 'humourless'.
Excited to share my article for the Polyphony: Analysing the Intimate: Learning Disabilities, Sibling-hood and Humour
The piece explores the role of humour in my work, and the challenges that analysing this presents.
thepolyphony.org/2025/01/02/l...
New paper🚨 “I Would Not Change [My] Sibling for the World, Maybe the World Can Change for My Sibling”: The Experiences of Adult Siblings of People With Developmental Disabilities. Authors - Liz Moran-Morbey, Chloe Blackwell, Tom Ryan, and myself onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
'Sibling relationships are, in most cases, the longest relationship people will have in their lives'.
For anyone keen on a whole family approach to care, on groups overlooked in research and how a sibling/family carer experience shapes us (positively and negatively).
#LearningDisability #siblings
Extract from an academic paper: 'Second, these observations highlight that the experiences of siblings and families of disabled people are not merely psychological or familial, they are political, cultural and ideological. Importantly, it seemed that what many of these siblings wanted others to understand, was that one of the most challenging aspects of having a sibling with developmental disabilities, was the way that their disabled sibling was treated in the community, by services and by society, rather than about the characteristics, behaviours or support needs of the person with developmental disabilities themselves.'
What is most interesting about this paper (IMO) is its focus on the more structural experiences of siblings. We noticed a tension or conflict at the boundary between siblings' immediate familial experiences and their experiences with their wider family, community and society