Different Life : Growing up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures

English

ISBN: 1586488074

EAN: 9781586488079

Category: Medical / Anatomy

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Release Date: 08/22/2011

Synopsis: Ten percent of the population is affected by a learning disability, but few of us understand what being learning disabled (LD) is really like. When he was fourteen, Bradlee was diagnosed with Velo-Cardio-Facial-Syndrome (VCFS), a wide-spread, little-understood disorder that is expressed through a wide range of physical ailments and learning disabilities. In this funny, moving, and often irreverent book, Bradlee tells his own inspirational story of growing up as an LD kidand of doing so as the child of larger-than-life, formidably accomplished parents: long-time Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee and bestselling author Sally Quinn. From his difficulties reading social cues, to his cringe-worthy loss of sexual innocence, Bradlee describes the challenges and joys of living a different life with disarming candor and humor. By the end ofA Different Lifehe will have become, if not your best friend, one of your favorite people.

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Different Life : Growing up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.69 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 8.99 oz

Pages: 256