Robert Rummel-Hudson

Robert Rummel-Hudson's first book, Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter, tells the story of raising a little girl with a disability and learning to become the father she needs. It was published in February 2008 by St. Martin's Press and was released in trade paperback in January 2009.

In February 2008, his article about Schuyler, "Love Beyond Words," was published in Good Housekeeping. Schuyler's Monster was reviewed in People (3.5 out of 4 stars) and was excerpted in Wondertime in March 2008.

Robert has been writing online since 1995. His story has been featured in articles in the Austin Chronicle (August 2000), the Irish Times (summer 2003), the New Haven Register (April 2003), March 2008), the Dallas Morning News (March 2008), the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (March 2008) and the St. Paul Pioneer Press (June 2008). He has been featured on American Public Radio's Weekend America, WFAA's Good Morning Texas and KERA's Think with Krys Boyd. The Rummel-Hudson family was the subject of a feature story by Fox 26 Houston's Greg Groogan. Robert was the featured keynote speaker at the 2009 Texas Speech Language Hearing Association Convention in Austin.