Let’s talk about the grass and the price of chicken and whether I saw the game yesterday. Or not. I’m good either way.
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.
The Truth About Taking My Son To Sesame Street
It was normal. It was natural. It was perfect. That’s the truth.
New Me, Old Me, Both Me
OK. Great. Now I have to fight this guy and the ice cream is going to melt.
Answering Questions For My Non-Verbal Son
For the parent to a non-verbal child, social pleasantries can take on a different feel. They may be social, but they aren’t pleasant.
I Don’t Like The Ice Cream Man
Hey, kids are happy? Yeah? Not for long. Ice cream man is here.
Two Way Monologues
Sometimes he would look at me. Sometimes he wouldn’t. Still, I’d go on and on about what this person did or what that person said.
Middle School Kid And Her Middle-Aged Dad
The days of secret parent book-readers, class cupcake parties, and one teacher to remember for the year are over. She will never have them again. That chapter closed at the start of the summer.
Inner Peace, Outer Turmoil
Zen’s great. But sometimes it’s OK to be like, “What the…?!”
I Knew That Pizza Was His Favorite
The more he has learned to use his communication device, the more he has been seeing it as an easy way to score pizza.
Parenting Can Get Pretty Gross
They eat cereal from between couch cushions, “miss” the potty, and put peanut butter in their pockets to save for later.
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