Author: James Guttman

Father of two children - one non-verbal, one non-stop verbal.

Choosing To Listen

What do you want, bud? Why are you staring at me like that?

Nonverbal autism started with nevers before redefining milestones.

No one thanks you for the lights being on. They just blame you when they’re not.

It’s parenthood. If you have a kid, you do it.

Just because someone has the ability to say words, doesn’t mean they should always be speaking.

I do it for the world and I do it for them. Messing these kids up just isn’t an option.

You go places you never thought you would. You become things you never dreamed.

It feels natural at this point to throw in an “I’m sorry to say”, but I’m not.

My daughter, as the child without special needs, shouldn’t feel she has take care of him like it was her job.

Everything I do now is so that one day, he can do it on his own.