Friday, May 8, 2009

Quinn Bradlee discusses his new book about life with a learning disability on NewsHour

Quinn Bradlee, son of retired Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee and columnist Sally Quinn, discussed his life with Velo-Cardio-Facial syndrome with Judy Woodruff on NewsHour on PBS May 6.

His learning disability is the topic of his new memoir A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures.

His mother and father were also part of the interview, which discussed the difficulty in diagnosing his disability, dealing with bullies, and a Web site the family has developed to help others, http://www.friendsofquinn.com/.

You can read a transcript of the show here.