Down Syndrome – Stories of Wil, my son, who has Down syndrome

Just Make Him Do It

One of the most common things I hear (and what many of my friends who have children w disabilities hear) is, “well, just make him

At the airport yesterday, Wil was struggling a bit with some young children crying. As a Starbucks was nearby, I asked Elizabeth to walk him

“Look, Mom!” Wil widened his smile. A thick cord of wire ran through every braces bracket attached to the top row of Wil’s teeth. Then I

Last night my neighbor came over to deliver some squash and zucchini from her garden. Wil was sitting in the Lazy-boy watching Wild Kratts. He’d

“Wil, are you going to get dressed?” “Why?” “Because its morning.” “Why Mom?” “Because the earth made another full rotation.” “Oh, ok.” Wil went to

It was just after 9 p.m. and I heard the back patio door click shut. I tucked Wil into bed only moments before. But I

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