Every child is unique, and your instincts should trump blind obedience.
A single father shares how being shaped by his nonverbal son and teenage daughter reframed what strength, love, and success really mean.
Tag: autism
The Moment I Knew My Non-Verbal Son Misses Me When I’m Not Around
It’s my favorite moment of my week.
Making Sure Lucas Knows He’s a Main Character in Our Family
The world moves around him and, if you let him fade from the spotlight, he will.
Am I Doing Enough for My Non-Verbal Son? The Question That Never Leaves Me
I worry that I’d fail him and not even know I was doing it.
Guided Into His World: What Lucas Taught Me About Autism
I’m the luckiest dad in the world for it.
My Child With Autism Isn’t Like Other Kids – Even Those With Autism
You can’t wedge my kid into a category or catalog.
How My Non-Verbal Teenager with Autism Is Growing in Ways I Almost Missed
It’s not the type of thing you put in the family Christmas letter.
My Non-Verbal Son is 13, Not “Mentally 6” – Here’s Why That Matters
Autism isn’t about fitting a different mental age. It’s about being your own person.
Parenting a Growing Giant: Handling My Non-Verbal Son’s Physical Growth
I miss the days when I could just spin him back out of the kitchen.
The Year My Non-Verbal Son Will Speak His First Word – Or Not, And That’s Okay
I no longer set deadlines in my mind for him to speak.
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