Brad Schaeffer, author of The Extraordinary, which tackles two sensitive subject matters — Autism and PTSD. In an interview, Brad can talk about the impacts on not just those who have these conditions, but also the families who support them. In The Extraordinary, a teenage boy on the Autism spectrum narrates his struggles coping with a chaotic and scary world when his Marine Corp father returns from Iraq debilitated by injury and PTSD. In this interview, Brad talks about how the suicide of his father, who suffered from PTSD after returning from war has influenced his writing and this story.
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