The Elephant in the Playroom: Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly About the Extraordinary Highs and Heartbreaking Lows of Raising Kids with Special Needs

May 29, 2007

A friend of mine told me about this book - seems perfect ) <3

The Elephant in the Playroom: Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly

About the Extraordinary Highs and Heartbreaking Lows of Raising Kids with

Special Needs by Brodey (Author)

Three years ago, magazine editor Brodey's precocious four-year-old son,

Toby, was diagnosed with a combination of sensory integration dysfunction and

childhood depression. As she struggled to make sense of her new, often chaotic,

often lonely world, what she found comforted her most was talking with other

harried, hopeful, and insightful parents of kids with special needs, learning

how they coped with the feelings they encountered throughout the day.

In The Elephant in the Playroom, moms and dads from across the country write

intimately and honestly about the joyful highs and disordered lows of raising

children who are " not quite normal. " Laying bare the emotional, medical, and

social challenges they face, their stories address issues ranging from if and

when to medicate a child, to how to get a child who is overly sensitive to the

texture of food to eat lunch. Eloquent and honest, the voices in this collection

will provide solace and support for the millions of parents whose kids struggle

with ADD, ADHD, sensory disorders, childhood depression, Asperger's syndrome,

and autism-as well as the many kids who fall between diagnoses.

Offering readers comfort, community, and much-needed perspective, The Elephant

in the Playroom is sure to become essential reading for parents of special needs

kids.

About the Author

Brodey has spent the past fifteen years at the country's top women's

magazines. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Glamour, Prevention,

Child, People, and O: The Oprah Magazine

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