PLEASE ADVISE!-younger sibling behavior difficulties

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Hello,

I am the mother of a 10-year-old with Aspergers. His younger brother

is 6 years old and is neurotypical. I am having some disturbing

behavior difficulties with my younger son. He is aware that his

older brother has some " differences " that cause him to have

difficulty at some times. Both of them love each other and have been

raised in a loving, caring, Christian home. I have always tried to

encourage them to love each other and take care of each other, and

they have always had the normal sibling squabbles. But overall, they

have had many more good times together than bad.

In the past few months, my 6-year-old has become defiant and

aggressive. Not 24-7, but often enough that it is alarming to me.

He has never had this difficulty in the past. He is normally very

loving. Most of his verbal and physical aggression is aimed at his

older brother. The physical aggression towards me is not meant to

hurt me, but to be disrespectful (ex., walking by me and giving a

little push when he's angry). Thankfully, he has not had any

problems at school!

Please, if there is anyone who has had this experience with your own

children, I would GREATLY appreciate any input you can give me about

how you handled this situation. Or if some of you have ideas about

what my help or books that you know of that specifically address

aspergers and younger sibling issues, I would welcome those also.

Thanks so much for listening,

Rada