A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781586488079)

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 kid -- and 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 of A Different Life he will have become, if not your best friend, one of your favorite people.

Author: Quinn Bradlee
ISBN-10: 1586488074
ISBN-13: 9781586488079
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Language: English
Published: 03/02/2010
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.16h x 5.60w x 0.68d