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I’m James Guttman, father of two children – one non verbal with autism and nonstop verbal without autism.

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Previous 150 Posts:

7 Things My Non-Verbal Son With Autism Loves
Fear Over My Special Needs Son’s Inappropriate Behaviors As He Grows
My Non-Verbal Son Knows My Truest Self
When My Kids Demand I Serve Them
Teaching Lessons My Child With Autism Understands
The Horror Of A Quiet House For a Special Needs Parent
I’m Ready To Talk About My Catastrophic December
Why I Feared Being A Special Needs Parent
Teaching Love To My Non-Verbal Son
5 Life Lessons I Learned From Raising My Non-Verbal Son
Why I Don’t Complain About Special Needs Parenting
Special Needs, Needless Blame
My Non-Verbal Son Follows Me Around The House
My Elf On The Shelf Went Crazy This Year
Autism Toys That My Kid With Autism Doesn’t Want
Ten Years After My Quintuple Bypass
When I Worried My Child Might Have Autism
I Constantly Speak To My Non-Verbal Son
My Non-Verbal Son’s First Words
Attending The Autism Friendly Nutcracker Show At The Lincoln Center
Why I’m Hovering Near My Special Needs Child
A Special Needs Parent’s Roughest Mornings
The Kid Song Soundtrack Of My Life
Understanding (Not Assuming) What My Non-Verbal Son Wants
Those Who Can’t Understand A Special Needs Parent’s Struggles
Special Needs Parenting’s Small Victories
Parents Reach A New Level Of Tired
What Autism Means In Our House
My Non-Verbal Son Is Allowed To Have Bad Days Too
A Baby Girl Lived In My House…And Then I Blinked
Farewell To Fair-Weather Family
Helping My Non-Verbal Son Communicate His Wants
Accepting That My Non-Verbal Son Might Never Speak
When My Giant Non-Verbal Son Refuses To Move
All-Nighters With My Special Needs Child
When I Was Done Crying About My Special Needs Son
Apologies From Her Non-Verbal Brother
The Only People Who Made Me My Best Self
Something I Had To Accept As A Special Needs Parent
Weird Things I Buy, Name, And Put In My House
I Stopped Watching My Special Needs Child For Just One Minute
I Can’t Allow My Son With Autism To Push His Way Through Life
5 Misconceptions About My Child’s Autism
My Non-Verbal Son With Autism Taught Me The Meaning Of “OK”
Sorry I’m Not Stressed Over Whatever You’re Freaking Out About
How Do I Trust My Non-Verbal Son To A World I Don’t Often Trust?
“U Pay Me”: Chores, Allowance, And Texts From My Daughter
Being Healthy For My Kids (Not For Me)
When People Commend My Patience As A Special Needs Dad
Girl Dad
Why I Sometimes Baby My Eleven-Year-Old Special Needs Son (And Always Will)
When Other Kids Started Talking, But Mine Didn’t
Overcoming Childhood Abuse To Become A Good Parent
The Things My Kid Has Put In His Mouth
Remembering How Strangers See My Non-Verbal Son With Autism
I’m Sorry My Son Drank Your Coffee
Overcoming The Fear Of having A Non-Verbal Child With Autism
People’s Reactions When They Learn My Son Has Autism
45 Pieces Of Dad Advice For The Children
Making Sure My Non-Verbal Son Knows He’s Understood
My Special Needs Child Doesn’t Need To Become Anything
Knowing What My Special Needs Child Is Capable Of
Why My Non-Verbal Son’s Smile Is So Important
My Daughter Rips Off Doorknobs And Other Ways The House Gets Destroyed
Receptive Language And The Things I Didn’t Realize My Non-Verbal Son Knows
A Single Dad’s Secret To Raising A Teenage Daughter
My Non-Verbal Son Hated Our Fun Outing, But I Don’t Regret Going
I’m Still Writing My Happily Ever After
Some Days, My Special Needs Son And I Do Nothing…And that’s OK
Finding My Non-Verbal Son’s Happiest Place
Crazy Kid Stories Every Parent Can Relate To
When My Non-Verbal Son’s Favorite Thing Becomes His Worst Thing
Revisiting Summer Fun For My Non-Verbal Son With Autism
Making Sure My Special Needs Child Lives His Best Life
It’s Easy Because I Know They Love Me
When My Non-Verbal Son Is Naughty, Not Confused
Being An Advocate, Not A Victim
Finding Strength During Life’s Hardest Moments
Hidden Truth Behind The Phases My Non-Verbal Child Goes Through
Why I Give My Special Needs Son Everything, Even If He Doesn’t “Care”
The Real Reason I Don’t Want My Non-Verbal Son Melting Down In Public
How I Live After Nearly Dying
When You’re First To Spot Autism’s Early Signs
When People Don’t Say “Hello” To My Non-Verbal Child
My Child’s Autism Diagnosis: Fear Vs Reality
7 Ways Autism Affects Our Family
Why I Had My Child Tested For Autism
When Just Being A Person Is Harder Than Being A Parent
Letting The Bullies Get To You
When Optimism For My Special Needs Child Clashes With Reality
The Secret To “Handling” My Child’s Autism
Teaching My Non-Verbal Son That His Sister’s There For Him Too
My Non-Verbal Son Is getting Older And That No Longer Scares Me
Divorced Dad On “Staying Together For The Kids”
My Son With Autism Might Hate Your Party, But Please Invite Us Anyway
No Pity Party Parenting For My Special Needs Child
My Non-Verbal Son Needs Me, But I Need Him More
Why Does My Child Have Autism?
Accepting My Son’s Nonverbal Autism Through Humor And Honesty
When My Special Needs Child Regresses
Being Old Is Not An Insult
My Non-Verbal Son Got Me Sick And It Impressed Me
My Son Lucas
JG’s Quintuple Bypass Insanity
Shocking Things People Say To Special Needs Parents
It’s Important My Teenage Daughter Thinks I’m Cool
How My Child With Autism Stopped Hating Haircuts
I Fell Under A Train When I Was Eight Years Old
Moments That Make A Special Needs Parent Question Everything
Can’t Hurt Them, Can’t Hurt Me
Yes, My Child With Autism Has A Sense Of Humor
Being Okay With Not Being Okay
When My Child With Autism Has Trouble Transitioning
And Now, The Year After
Sometimes His Sister Knows Best
Planning An Autism Inclusive Christmas
Making Great Memories Outside His Comfort Zone
My Special Needs Son Is A Snazzy Dresser
My Special Needs Son Isn’t Why I’m Late, But He’s Why I Might Leave Early
Giving Directions When You’re Lost
Does My Non-Verbal Child Know About Santa Claus?
My Kids Are Over Elf On A Shelf, Yet He Keeps Coming
Letting My Non-Verbal Son With Autism Be A Kid
Rewatching My Special Needs Son’s Baby Videos
People Will…
The Year Santa Gave Me Coal For Christmas
My Non-Verbal Son Doesn’t Like When I Parent (Like Most Kids)
The First Time We Celebrated My Son’s Autism
My Son’s Autism Diagnosis Came With Important Words
When Special Needs Parents Can’t Be Defensive
His Toy’s Batteries Died, But My Son Couldn’t Tell Me
False Assumptions About Special Needs Families
Making Corrections To My Non-Verbal Son’s Life Skills
Finding Out My Son Needed Special Education
How We Heal Our Broken Hearts
What Will The World Say About My Special Needs Child?
Entering The World Of My Child With Autism
Times My Gross Kids Sneezed On People
Normalize Involved Dads
My Non-Verbal Child Is Living A Life I Never Expected
Assuming The Worst About Our Kids
Learning To Celebrate Our Victories
Raising A Great Special Needs Sibling
Silly Stories & Looney Lullabies: Making Bedtime Our Own
Doing The Things My Non-Verbal Son Didn’t Ask For
The Price For Back To School Freedom
There’s No Such Thing As “Typical Autism”
Both My Kids Do Chores
My Non-Verbal Son Bruised His Own Nose, I Swear
Comparing My Special Needs Son To Just One Person

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