Wilson,+Christine+K.

Dates: Dates in Ridgefield:
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nonfiction educator

Former resident Christine K. Wilson--whose husband, Chip, grew up and graduated from high school in Ridgefield–is an educator who was a special education teacher at both Ridgebury and Barlow Mountain schools. She is the mother of three children, one of whom has Down syndrome. Based on her experience of raising a child with the syndrome, her book, //Faces of Hope: A Family Album//, is a compendium of black and white photographs of children with Down’s, along with inspirational quotations. “The intent of [the book] is to be a gentle and uplifing welcome to all families of children with Down syndrome,” she told //The Ridgefield Press//. “A book that helps all family members learn to relax and enjoy the ride. A book for any person touched by a child with Down syndrome.” Of the book, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author George F. Will–himself the parent of a son with the disorder--wrote, “[T]here ...is much room for improvement of the public’s understanding of the aptitudes and potential of Down syndrome citizens....This book, with love shining from every picture, will help enormously.”

//Faces of Hope–a Family Album//, 2011
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--Sources: //Ridgefield Press//, August 14, 2011; Amazon.com; Christine K. Wilson’s Facebook page