Schuyler's Monster by Robert Rummel-Hudson

'A study not only in Schuyler's vivacious and resilient personality, but also in the redeeming power of understanding.' - 'Publishers Weekly''This memoir, full of fear and rage and disappointment and acceptance and advocacy and ferocious love, offers plenty of touchstones for parents who have dealt with diagnoses that are infuriatingly wrong or frighteningly right.' - Terri Mauro, author of 'The Everything Parent's Guide to Sensory Integration Disorder''Rummel-Hudson chronicles, with disarming frankness, the experience of parenting a child no one knows how to help.' - 'Brain, Child'.'This story will both compel and inspire readers on their own self-journey.' - 'Texas'' Family' magazine'We all play the hand that we are dealt in life. His memoir is honest, often painful and deeply personal.' - Charlotte Moore, author of 'George & Sam''The book is engaging and honest - I'm sure it will help many parents who are struggling to find the most loving way to help their children who have 'issues.' - Dana Buchman, designer, author of 'A Special Education: One Family's Journey Through the Maze of Learning Disabilities''Rummel-Hudson's memoir offers a moving account of his and wife Julie's unrelenting efforts to give their buoyant little girl a way to communicate.' - 'People 'magazine'''Relating the battle for his exceptional daughter with nimble wit, ardor and considerable descriptive ability, Rummel-Hudson has evolved from blogger to author.' - 'Kirkus'.

He manages to repair some of the damage through close involvement with Schuyler and vigorous campaigning on her behalf. 'A gripping explication, shot through with equal parts horror and hope, of how parenthood can turn ordinary people into passionate advocates.' - Neal Pollack, author of 'Alternadad''Robert Rummel-Hudson is brave enough to reveal the damage the discovery of his child's condition did to his marriage and to his own sense of self.

Schuyler's Monster by Robert Rummel-Hudson