''Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter'' is a book by Robert Rummel-Hudson. Rummel-Hudson began writing online in 1995 and also writes a
parenting blog called Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords; both book and blog concern the author's and his wife's parenting of their daughter who was born with
polymicrogyria
Polymicrogyria (PMG) is a condition that affects the development of the human brain by multiple small gyri ( microgyri) creating excessive folding of the brain leading to an abnormally thick cortex. This abnormality can affect either one region o ...
, a brain disorder that made her unable to speak.
Commentary on Rummel-Hudson's writings have been featured on
NPR
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''Weekend America'' launched Saturd ...
" and in the
Austin Chronicle
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, the
Irish Times
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, the
New Haven Register
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, the
Dallas Morning News, ''Wondertime Magazine,'' and ''
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External links
Official WebsiteFighting Monsters with Rubber Swords
References
2009 non-fiction books
Writers of blogs about home and family
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