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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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Every Good Boy Deserves Fun
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If I Had An Autism Magic Wand...
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Her Brother, Not Her Burden
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Previous 150 Posts:

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
Making The Right Decisions For My Non-Verbal Son
I Still See Babies
Celebrating The Day I Thought I Would Die (But Didn’t)
Brutally Honest Advice For The Next Generation
What If They’re Mean To My Special Needs Child?
Don’t Tell The Kids That We’re All Faking It
Choosing Our Words
This Is About Forgiveness
Rediscovering Things My Non-Verbal Son Loves
These Are The Good Old Days
Sloppy Wet Kisses
Don’t Let These People Change Who You Are
When I Am Doing Good, My Kids Are Doing Great
I’ll Be His Voice
I Won’t Follow You Into The Dark
My Special Needs Son Changed How I See The World
The Secret To Getting Their Halloween Candy
He Showed Me That I Can Do Anything
It’s OK To Just Lose It Sometimes
My Kids Are There When I Need Them Most
She Didn’t Choose The Hug Life
Chicken And Orange Juice
No Eating The Laundry!
Resting Dad Face
The Unexpectant Father
Working To Form This Bond With My Non-Verbal Son
If I Could Have Dinner With Elmo
5 Misconceptions About My Child’s Autism
I Make Up Ridiculous Songs About My Kids
Send Your Kid To School. Or Don’t.
I Will Survive Raising This Twelve-Year-Old
The Relentless Persistence Of My Child With Autism
Writing “The Expectant Father’s Activity Book”
Taming The Lord Of The Living Room
My Kid’s The One Sitting In The Middle Of The Playground
The High Price Of Not Spoiling Our Kids
A Gentle Soul In An Angry World
It’s Hard To Not Embarrass My 12 Year Old
Hey! Listen To My Words Of Wisdom!
My Unspoken Bond With My Non-Verbal Son
He’s Lucky He’s So Cute
Little Goodbyes Are A Big Deal
You Don’t Need A Role Model To Be A Role Model
What If He Can’t Wear A Mask?
Emotionally Exhausted
Isn’t Raising A Special Needs Child Hard?
Sending My Special Needs Child Back To School After Lockdown
Brawling With My Children
Three and Five Forever
Deserving Happiness: Parents Need Self-Care
My Son Was Wearing Pants When We Got Here
An Awkward Parenting Necessity
How I Trust People With My Non-Verbal Child
Daddy Kills The Bugs
Suddenly He’s Exhausted
Don’t Let Them Make You Angry
Her Seriously Ridiculous Dad
A 15 Minute Day Of Fun
A Note To The Rude, Bitter, and Broken
Letting Her Have Her Own Dreams
Teaching My Non-Verbal Son About Danger
The Deafening Silence of Mental Illness
Cleaning Up The Crash Scene
Two Feet Of Memories
An Important Part Of Being A Grown-Up
…And Then They Canceled The Rest Of The School Year
Eleven Going On Terrifying
If I Had An Autism Magic Wand…
Handling Disobedience For My Child With Autism
Please, Kid, Stop Eating
Losing Our Buddy
Where Did That Baby Go?
More Than Autism
How Are The Kids?
No Offense For Autism Awareness
Mutual Awareness, Mutual Acceptance
Positively Fed-Up
We’re Going To Miss These Chaos Days
The Social Distance Of An Autism Parent
Calmly Talking To Your Kids About The End Of The World
A Perfect Non-Verbal Birthday
Autism Support Goes Both Ways
Autism Isn’t About Impossibilities
Raising Her To Be The Friend I Wasn’t

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