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In her own words: a chat with editor-in-chief Robert Epstein - Cover Story - Maria Shriver discusses her three books, in particular her latest, 'What's Wrong with Timmy?' - Interview

Psychology Today, July-August, 2002 by Robert Epstein

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Robert Epstein: What's Wrong With Timmy? is an unusual book, as are all three of your books.

Maria Shriver: This book is somewhat of a sequel to one I wrote a few years ago called What's Heaven? That book tells the story of a little girl asking questions about her great-grandmother's death. Parents still come up to me, saying it had a profound effect on their lives and the lives of their children. Since then, parents have asked me to write books about other issues.

I have spent my life around people with developmental disabilities and the Special Olympics, and my own children have asked me the question, "What's wrong with that kid?" So I thought that this would be a good subject to broach. This is a way of getting parents and their kids into discussion.

What do you think of the movies "Forrest Gump" and "I Am Sam?"

I love them. Particularly "I Am Sam," which shows a person with a developmental disability holding down a job and offering the