{"product_id":"the-elephant-in-the-playroom-ordinary-parents-write-intimately-and-honestly-about-raising-kids-with-special-needs-paperback","title":"The Elephant in the Playroom: Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly about Raising Kids with Special Needs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDenise Brodey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA view from within the whirlwind of parenting a child with special needs\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour years ago, Denise Brodey's young son was diagnosed with a combination of special needs. As she struggled to make sense of her new, chaotic world, what she found comforted her most was talking with other parents of kids with special needs, learning how they coped with the emotional, medical, and social challenges they faced. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant in the Playroom\u003c\/i\u003e, Brodey introduces us to a community of intrepid moms and dads who eloquently share the extraordinary highs and heartbreaking lows of parenting a child with ADD\/ADHD, sensory disorders, childhood depression, autism, and physical and learning disabilities, as well as kids who fall between diagnoses. Hailing from Florida to Alaska, with kids ages three to thirty-three, the parents in this collection address everything from deciding to medicate a child to how they've learned to take care of \u003ci\u003ethemselves\u003c\/i\u003e, offering readers comfort, kinship, and much- needed perspective.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenise Brodey\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer with a specialty in women's wellness and parenting. Brodey is also an award-winning journalist who has written and edited for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, USA TODAY, Glamour, Fitness, SELF, O: The Oprah Magazine, People\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePrevention\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant in the Playroom\u003c\/i\u003e (Penguin), was published in 2007, and is widely known as one of the first books to reveal life within the whirlwind of parenting a quirky child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 7.96 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44413544824934,"sku":"9780452289086","price":35.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/mjP3j_Pqw29780452289086.webp?v=1769975442","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-elephant-in-the-playroom-ordinary-parents-write-intimately-and-honestly-about-raising-kids-with-special-needs-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}