My daughter has always connected with her brother even when no one could. She talked for him when he had no voice. She was the one to give him words when he couldn't find the right ones. He listens to her sometimes more than he does his dad and myself.

mine don't get along at all either. One thinks the other gets away with everything.

Oh yes! most definitely. Stephen and Christopher are best of buds. Even though Christopher is married and in the US Army they are hard to separate. Stephen talks about Christopher all the time. When Stephen does well in school he asks me if Chris is going to be proud of him and I tell him yes he will.

This is a tough one. The twins appear as though they can't stand each other. But yet my son will wake my AS son when we refuse to wake him because he doesn't want him to miss the bus. He does it so quietly. He will even put a breakfast to go for him. But yet when it comes to the socializing he really doesn't want to have much to do with him. Many of my AS sons behaviors have been embarrassing to his twin. I think it's harder when they are the same age and they are trying to develop the friends and independence. We have never forced him to include his brother out of respect but will encourage him to have empathy and occasionallyinclude him in activities. We have seem him be a little more supportive lately, could it be hes growing up?! AS son feels the need to always compare himself to his brothers which inthinks affects his relationships because the frustration and jealousy really shows at those times? Despite all this I will still find them occasionally leaning on each other watching tv.

My youngest one, who is very intelligent, knows how to push his buttons (6 1/2 years younger). Lately hes been acting like the big brother, helping him to understand things that he's not getting. That's a catch 22!!
This has been one of those things we really have struggled with!

not well at all, my older is super cool, lot's of friends.. doesn't "get" my younger son at all. Can be mean, or at the very least indifferent/cold.