Wil was just giggling to a tv show. Now he squished himself next to me in the Lazy-boy, as I was reading quietly, and started
Tag: down syndrome acceptance
Discarding “Popular” Wisdom
“The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn. We are filled with popular wisdom of several
Welcome
At a social function a man said to me that he felt sorry for people who had children with Down syndrome. How hard it must
Inclusion Slam Dunk!
Wil’s paraprofessional, Kristi, told me how Wil — of his own will — went to the closet in gym class, pulled out two baskets and
Let Us Embrace Our Vulnerable Population
In embracing our vulnerable population we embrace our own vulnerabilities. We crave Love. Love is the base of all things. Love is survival. We crave,
He’s the Whole Package
Down syndrome is not all of him — it is a very real part of him to not only be accepted, but also embraced to