Candid, passionate, personal, and heartbreakingly funny, a view from within the whirlwind of parenting a child with special needs Three years ago, magazine editor Denise 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 insi… More >>
Tags: About, Elephant, Honestly, Intimately, Kids, Needs, Ordinary, parents, Playroom, Raising, special, Write
I wrote to Amazon to complain but never got an answer. Although the content is great, all of the pages have been falling out of the book since the day I got it! Very disappointed, especially that there was no response to my initial complaint.
Rating: 1 / 5
I teach young children and found this book quite helpful in understanding the stuggles of children with specail needs and how it affects the entire family. The book also helped me to realize the wide variety of behaviors exhibited in these children. I have already recommended this book to several fellow teachers.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book shares the realities of living and loving these special kids. The stories will help parents who are raising their own special kids know they are not alone. The stories will help the rest of us have more compassion and understanding.
Rating: 5 / 5
“The Elephant in the Playroom” is a collection of very personal accounts from parents of children with a variety of special needs. In their words, you will recognize your own raw emotions. There is something cathartic in empathizing with these remarkable stories.
Rating: 5 / 5