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I'm James Guttman, father of two children. One non-verbal with autism and one non stop verbal with attitude. New Posts: Every Monday and Wednesday
Tag: autism acceptance
If Your Child Can’t Say “Trick or Treat”
Just because someone doesn’t like birthday cake doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy their birthday.
Special Needs Aren’t A Competition
I don’t know what anyone’s life is truly like when they close the door at night. Neither do you.
Everything Matters
Whether someone can respond in the traditional sense or not, it doesn’t affect the vital role that the people who love them play in their lives.
A Love Unlike Any Other
I know many people don’t see this side of him and, to be honest, that makes it all the more special.
Talking To Kids About Autism
I pulled all the walls down and spoke to them as plainly as possible. I wasn’t hiding anything about who he is.
The View From His World
To the world, his inability to communicate with them is the issue. But to him, the world’s inability to understand what he’s trying to communicate is the real issue.
Will My Kid Grow Up To Be Like That?
Whether he speaks or has Autism is just a facet of his personality. If anything changes, we’ll be there. If it doesn’t, we will be there for that too.
All Unique. All Special.
It’s one of the main reasons we should stand in awe of special education teachers (and all teachers in general).
No Autism Pep Talks Needed
If it seems like there aren’t many things to say to make the parent of a child on the Autism spectrum feel better, that’s because there aren’t.
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