"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. He manages to repair some of the damage through
close involvement with Schuyler and vigorous campaigning on her
behalf. 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
"…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. Knowing that
there are many people like Robert, Julie and Schuyler who play
their difficult hand with grit, tenacity and love makes this world
a much better place in which to live." - The Citizen,
Auburn, New York