Editorial: Siblinghood through any disability: the state of the art and future directions

This Editorial aims to summarise the key themes addressed by the articles published in the Research 15 Topic entitled "Siblinghood through any Disability: The State of the Art and Future Directions", which 16 explores the experiences of siblings of individuals with disabilities. Over the past few years, scholars 17 have devoted increasing attention to the roles served and the experiences lived by siblings of children 18 with disabilities. Recent systematic reviews and empirical studies (e.g., 1-6) have highlighted that the 19 main topics explored include sibling relationships, the roles taken on in supporting their brother or 20 sister with a disability, and the siblings' social and personal functioning. The articles included in this 21Research Topic address many of the themes previously identified in the literature, while also 22 introducing new perspectives that contribute to shaping future research directions.This Research Topic includes a total of seven contributions from five countries: Italy (n = 2), 24Norway (n = 2), Poland (n = 1), Israel (n = 1), and the United Kingdom (n = 1). Altogether, the articles 25 involved 38 authors and 14 expert reviewers in the fields of family systems dynamics and siblinghood. 26Of the included papers, four adopted a quantitative design, two employed a qualitative approach, and 27 one utilised a mixed-methods design.