The Bernard L. Pacella, MD Parent Child Center

Resources: Authors

DR. LISSA WEINSTEIN

Author of: Reading David: A Mother and Son's Journey Through The Labyrinth of Dyslexia

About Reading David:

"What happens when an expert in learning disabilities is confronted with a dyslexic child who is not only professional challenge but a personal one? What happens when psychological expertise must coexist with the powerful emotions a mother feels for her son? This unique book explores the answers to these questions and offers a new perspective on loving, learning, and healing."

"A gripping story of a mother's discovery of her son's dyslexia and her efforts to help him. Parents trying to understand their child's learning disability will find this book a great comfort not because it provides easy answers, but because it portrays the struggle so honestly. Wonderfully written by both mother and son."

- Ellen Winner, Professor of Psychology, Boston College, author of: Gifted Children: Myths and Realities.

Lissa Weinstein is Associate Director of The Pacella Parent Child Center and Co-Director of The Comprehensive PsychoEducational Evaluation Program of The Pacella Parent Child Center. She is an assistant professor in the doctoral program in clinical psychology at City College and at the City University of New York.

Dr. Gail Saltz, mental health contributor to The Today Show, author of Becoming Real: Defeating Stories We Tell Ourselves That Hold Us Back, member of The New York Psychoanalytic Institute and Society, and on the faculty of the Weil Medical College of Cornell University, had a conversation with Dr. Weinstein about the difficulties parents encounter when their children have learning disabilities. Dr. Weinstein very movingly described some of the important interactions between herself and her son, as well as between herself, as a professional, and parents and children with learning difficulties.