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A single father shares how being shaped by his nonverbal son and teenage daughter reframed what strength, love, and success really mean — Featured in HuffPost, Autism Speaks, Yahoo, The Mighty, Autism Parenting Magazine, and Jubilee.
Author: James Guttman
Father of two children - one non-verbal with autism, one verbal without.
Cleaning Up The Crash Scene
Lucas marches to the beat of his own drummer. And that drummer is Dave Grohl in Nirvana smashing his drums into oblivion every morning.
Two Feet Of Memories
It was one of the best and most timely things I ever gave her.
An Important Part Of Being A Grown-Up
It’s about making your kids happy even when you don’t remember the meaning of the word. It’s about putting the smile on their faces that you wish you could put on your own.
…And Then They Canceled The Rest Of The School Year
This entire process went from a minor annoyance to a major catastrophe. Suddenly the new normal today was something that would have seemed like science fiction in February.
Eleven Going On Terrifying
To quote Out For Justice, maybe it’s mood swings, maybe it’s hormones, maybe it’s the need to impose her will. Whatever it is, this little princess is turning three shades of raging.
If I Had An Autism Magic Wand…
I often say that the world should try to be a little more like my son. We’d all be better for it.
Handling Disobedience For My Child With Autism
I can’t treat him like I would another child who’s disobeying me due to a lack of respect. That’s not what this is.
Please, Kid, Stop Eating
This is the kid who I was afraid would never be able to express his wants and needs.
Losing Our Buddy
You’ll have to forgive me if all of this is still a bit raw.
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