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

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Wil loves riding his recumbent bike around our property. The challenge is I can’t fully trust he won’t go out to the road. And it’s

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

I don’t listen to special needs podcasts. It’s not that I don’t enjoy them, or learn from them, or feel a connection with them. I

“Mom, I saw Ashley in gym today!” Wil did not share this fact after school. Nor at the dinner table. Wil was lying on the

“What do you want to be for Halloween, Wil?” “A meeeeaaaan pumpkin, grrrr!” Wil lifted his arms up and curled his hands into claws. Wil

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