Love You to Pieces

The first collection of literary writing on raising a child with special needs Love You to Pieces features families coping with autism deafness muscular dystrophy Down syndrome and more. Here poets memoirists and fiction writers paint beautiful wrenchingly honest portraits of caring for their children laying bare the moments of rage disappointment and guilt that can color their relationships. Parent-child communication can be a challenge at the best of times but in this collection we witness the struggles and triumphs of those who speak their own language-or don''t speak at all-and those who love them deeply.