Author: James Guttman

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

How I Cut Down Meltdowns For My Child With Autism

These outbursts might still occur in his daily travels. I rarely see them anymore.

My non-verbal son has taught be a form of communication that has come in handier than I ever dreamed.

You’re going to take hits. It’s how you view them and what you take from them that is important.

VMAPP, IEP, CSE, SEPTA – people start using them around you as if you know what they mean.

I only take pictures of the best moments and only share the best pictures from those best moments.

There’s no peak he needs to reach in order to make me see him as a success. He simply has to keep climbing

You don’t have to make peace in order to be at peace.

There’s only 11 months left to Autism Awareness month.

Addition by subtraction is a real thing, but it can also be a painful thing. It almost always is.

The clapping, yelling, and jumping are just part of who we are. We not only endure it, we relish in it.