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Parenting by James GuttmanOct 20, 20257:21 am
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Why I Let My Non-Verbal Son Make Mistakes

Every moment of letting go adds up to something bigger.

Parenting by James GuttmanOct 15, 20257:21 am
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My Non-Verbal Son Measures Me by My Actions, Not My Words

Lucas trusts me sight unseen. He just knows I have his back.

Parenting by James GuttmanOct 13, 20257:16 am
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It Wasn’t My Nonverbal Son Who Struggled At First. It Was Me.

Lucas was never the main issue. I was.

Parenting by James GuttmanOct 8, 20257:08 amOctober 8, 2025
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My Son With Autism Doesn’t Fight Back. He Shouldn’t Have To.

People can be cruel. My son and many others like him aren’t.

Parenting by James GuttmanOct 6, 20256:58 amOctober 6, 2025
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My Non-Verbal Son’s Silent Protest, and Why I Join Him

My method puts my son first and shows him that I love him.

Parenting by James GuttmanOct 1, 20257:27 amOctober 1, 2025
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I Used to Roll My Eyes at the Word “Special”, Then I Had a Son With Autism

As the kids say, if you know, you know.

Parenting by James GuttmanSep 29, 20257:39 amSeptember 30, 2025
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Why My Teenager Still Has a Baby Gate

He could climb over it with one big step if he wanted to. Yet, he never has.

Parenting by James GuttmanSep 24, 20257:09 amSeptember 24, 2025
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No One Is to Blame for My Son

His personality, in all ways, is wrapped around autism

Parenting by James GuttmanSep 22, 20256:27 am
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The Cause Of My Son’s Autism

It’s a spectrum with as many expressions as there are people.

Parenting by James GuttmanSep 17, 20257:22 amSeptember 21, 2025
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The Word I Once Feared Was Autism

Clever wordplay, indeed.

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