Letter of the day Glass children are still overlooked in adulthood

As a glass child myself and a mental health advocate, I was heartened to see this often-overlooked group receive attention in the article "Overlooked 'glass child', the sibling of a special-needs kid" (July 6).

- Yasmeen Hameed-Chan

The article on growing up with a sibling who has special needs resonated with me because everything that was described, I have lived. But I also read it with caution, because while the article was empathetic, like much of public discourse, it focuses on childhood, leaving the adult sibling experience largely unexplored.

I am 51, and I am still navigating the consequences of being "the easy one". Many glass children experience emotional neglect, which is recognised as an adverse childhood experience with long-term impacts, including increased risk of anxiety and depression.