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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:

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
Parents Take Heat For Their Kids
My Special Needs Child Is Not An Excuse
A Stranger Tapped Me On The Shoulder While My Son Was Melting Down
My Boy Sleeps Like A Tornado
Understandable Fear With My Child’s Autism Diagnosis
The Clever Ways I Annoy My Children
Every Good Boy Deserves Fun
Handling People Who Know Nothing About Autism
Love, Guilt, Worry: The Many Emotions Of Special Needs Parenting
I Don’t Just Love My Special Needs Child Because He’s Mine
Sometimes He’s A Royal Pain
Suddenly I Was That Awkward 14 Year-Old Again
I Shouldn’t Do Everything For My Special Needs Child, Even Though I Want To
School Gave My Kids Freakin’ Chromebooks
My Non-Verbal Son With Autism Understands Consequences, But…
I Sing The Loudest When I’m Alone
I Don’t Always Need To Have Teachable Autism Moments
I Shouldn’t Write About My Internal Monologue
My Baby Is Almost My Height
Teaching Kids The Value Of Money
Great Parenting Happens When They Don’t Deserve It
I’m Bipolar
The Silent Worries Behind My Achievements As A Special Needs Parent
Don’t Achieve Your Dreams To Impress Other People
How I Cut Down Meltdowns For My Child With Autism
Using Words Is Overrated
I’m Damaged In Some Of The Best Ways
No Parents Are Immediate Autism Experts
Like My Perfect Life On Social Media
Wherever My Child With Autism Ends Up, It’s Not A Failure
Forgiving The People Who Hurt Us
April’s Over: Stay Aware, Keep Accepting
I Lose People
What Autism Inclusion Means In Our Home
Grieving The Life I Expected For My Non-Verbal Son
The Things I Don’t Talk About
Kicking You When You’re Up
No Apologies For Helping My Non-Verbal Son Tell His Autism Story
Accepting Things My Special Needs Son Might Never Do
Sorry, Daddy’s Exhausted
I Don’t Care Why My Child Has Autism
Why I Support Autism Awareness For My Non-Verbal Son
My Greatest Easter Gift
That Smile Waiting Around The Corner
When The Kids Aren’t Here
No, My Non-Verbal Son Doesn’t “Miss” Me In The Traditional Sense
I’m Definitely Maybe Not Sick
Choosing To Listen
Special Needs, Everyday Victories
No One Thanks You For Parenting (And Probably Never Will)
Don’t Applaud Fathers For Being Fathers
I Would Choose My Special Needs Child Over Any Other
It’s Hard Work Not Messing Up These Kids
So, Did Life Turn Out Like You Expected?
My Children Come First
Her Brother, Not Her Burden
My Non-Verbal Son Lives In The Moment, But I Do Not
Bouncing Back From Hateful Words
They Never Closed School For Snow When I Was A Kid!
The Words That Kept Me Content With Being Unhappy
Unexpected Signs From Heaven When I Needed Them Most
Non-Verbal, Crossed Signals
I Love My Kids Equally (Honest)
I Never Thought I Would…
I’m Somebody’s Dad
Keeping My Non-Verbal Son Clean And Handsome
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Dad Day
Freakin’ 2020
Why Getting My Non-Verbal Son’s Christmas Gifts Right Means So Much
Archibald, Reginald, And Captain Crazy Pants
Better Lessons From A Flawed Father

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