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

Polymicrogyria is a developmental malformation of the human brain characterized by an excessive number of small convolutions on the surface of the brain...

, a brain disorder that made her unable to speak.

Commentary on Rummel-Hudson's writings have been featured on NPR

NPR

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's "Weekend America

Weekend America

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" and in the Austin Chronicle

Austin Chronicle

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, the Irish Times, the New Haven Register, the Dallas Morning News, Wondertime Magazine

Wondertime

Wondertime magazine was published 10 times annually by Disney Publishing Worldwide. Launched in 2006, the magazine offered developmental information, parenting advice, learning activities, and perspectives on bringing up children. Wondertime was portrayed as a child-raising companion.Printed...

, and Good Housekeeping

Good Housekeeping

Good Housekeeping is a women's magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests, product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, health as well as literary articles. It is well known for the "Good Housekeeping Seal," popularly known as the...

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