Author: James Guttman

Father of two children - one non-verbal with autism, one verbal without.

Making Corrections To My Non-Verbal Son’s Life Skills

They’re just extra steps needed to make his practice into perfect.

There was a feeling of guilt, as if I did something wrong, and I didn’t want to tell anyone.

It can be anything that breaks our spirit, rocks our worlds, or rattles our foundations.

2012 was a big year for me. It was the one that changed my life.

For a story of gradual changes, this is one of the few moments I can pinpoint exactly.

The only thing you can really say is “bless you”.

I don’t want my kids to have “daddy issues” one day.

I’ve watched him push forward to take steps that no one – myself included – was predicting years ago.

“What is that? Ugh. It’s probably my kid.”

We never smelled the roses because we were thinking of all the seeds left to plant.