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More than a memoir of a parent dealing with his childs disability, schuylers monster is a tale of a little girl who silently teaches a man filled with selfdoubt how to be the father. In schuylers monster, robert rummelhudson shares the story of his daughter schuyler, now nine years old, who was born with a rare neurological brain disorder called bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria pmg, which prevents her from being able to speak. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. When robert and julie noticed their daughter, schuyler wasnt meeting her speech and language milestones, they became concerned. On the surface, at least, its a story about a little girl, with a crazy, cool attitude, and an independent spirit, but also with a problem, with a serious problem, her monster, that affects her quality of. A father s journey with his wordless daughter and it absolutely fits on the nobodys normal bookshelf. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Schuylers monster audiobook by robert rummelhudson. Schuylers monster is more than the memoir of a parent dealing with a childs disability. The book expresses a parents perceptive of learning to cope with a diagnosis. More than a third of the way into the book apparently adapted from the authors contemporaneous blogsdad and mom got a singularly unhelpful diagnosis. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. When schuyler rummelhudson was eighteen months old, a question about her lack of speech by her pediatrician set in motion a journey that continues today. Schuylers monster podcast hosted by megan morrone and leo laporte march 10, 2008 online support for special needs, fathering a daughter with a.
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