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May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 James Guttman

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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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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
For Those Who Judge My Child’s Autism From Afar
If Not For These Kids…
Teaching My Son To Not Steal Your French Fries
You Don’t Have To Be A Parenting Cliché
I Want To Give My Non-Verbal Son Everything…But Shouldn’t
My Family Deals Girl Scout Cookies
It’s OK That I Worried About My Son’s Autism
Auto-Pilot Parenting
Sitting By His Side
My Creaky Bones
The Importance of Teaching Him Life Skills
Other People’s Kids
The Mess In The Mirror
No One Knows Why He’s Limping
I Feed These Kids Garbage
Losing His Crown Jewel
These Ten Years
The Almost Worst Christmas With My Favorite Person
Naughty, But Nice
How To Say My Son With Autism Is Making Great Progress
Going Through Some Stuff
It’s Alright. It’s O.K.
This Is Why I Told That Story
The Voices In My Head
This Is His Village
For Those Facing A Depressing Holiday Season
Chill, Little Man, Chill
Oh, Snap! Remember Nostalgia?
Don’t Pity Me For My Child With Autism
Judged, But Still Standing
I Can’t Fail Him, But I Worry I Might
You Can’t Change Anyone But Yourself
I Guess He Does That Now
The Stuff I Make This Kid Wear
Suddenly I Was A Suburban Dad
Just Like Me, Just Like You
My Vsco Daughter’s Hydroflask Sksksk
I’m Starting a Podcast
We All Have His Back
It Doesn’t Matter Why
Making School Lunches, Making Me Crazy
Teaching Him The Patience He Taught Me
Small Talk About Small Talk
The Truth About Taking My Son To Sesame Street
New Me, Old Me, Both Me
Answering Questions For My Non-Verbal Son
I Don’t Like The Ice Cream Man
Two Way Monologues
Middle School Kid And Her Middle-Aged Dad
Inner Peace, Outer Turmoil
I Knew That Pizza Was His Favorite
Parenting Can Get Pretty Gross
Helping My Child With Autism Be The Best He Can Be
Non-Verbal Attention Seeking and Me
Summer Fun When Summer’s Done
He’s Not Being Mean
Fun Summer Events My Kids Won’t Like
He Gets It
I Didn’t Think I’d Live This Long
Purposely Boring My Children
Cleaning Up His Messes
A Hundred Miles An Hour
Raising Better Parents
The Wonderful Achievements Of Other Children
Parental Praise In The Real World
Watch Daddy’s Epic Fail
Angry, Not Angry
Long Term Plan Of An Embarrassing Dad
It’s His Favorite Song
Sometimes When He Whines
I Was Given A Flower
Good Mornings
My Day, Our Way
PECS, AAC, and The Ways We Communicate
I Have Two Kids
Happily Sliding Down The Stairs
How They See Him
Pouring My Cup Into His
How We Talk To Ourselves
Let Them Look
Click, Click, Boom
I Seriously Over Analyze Sesame Street
Unemotional Wreck
Funny Stories From An Awful Job
Empty, Tired, and Sick To My Stomach
Making It Through That One Day
The Motivations of Thankless Parenting
Autism Awareness After April Ends
It’s Not About Me
They Sent Me To This Meeting
When Toddlers Ruled My House
My Ten Year Old Says I’m A “Noob”
A Wonderful Thing About My Son’s Autism
How Can I Raise A Child With Autism?
Letting My Son With Autism Build His Own Relationships
Why I Understand My Kid’s Slime Obsession
Then Why Do We Do It?
No Explanations For How I Parent
I Don’t Know Why He Does That
How Can That Baby Play Violin?
Gifts For The Kid Who Doesn’t Want Anything
I Ain’t Mad Atcha
For Those Who Mean Well
These Are My Motivations
Surviving A Meltdown
He Doesn’t Need To Become Anything
Both Kids. Home Sick.
Steps Back, Steps Forward
I Hate The Supermarket
The Kid Behind Their Checklist
Why Newborns Are Terrifying
Expectations and Acceptance
My Head Is Pounding
How (Not) To Embarrass Your Ten Year Old

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