The more he has learned to use his communication device, the more he has been seeing it as an easy way to score pizza.
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
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Helping My Child With Autism Be The Best He Can Be
He has to know how to respect others, to the best of his ability, and interact in a way that can ensure he will never be wanting for his basic needs.
Non-Verbal Attention Seeking and Me
He collapses into me. Like a melodramatic actor from a 1950s stage play, he will fall into my arms while weeping over being denied a loaf of bread he tried to steal from the kitchen.
He’s Not Being Mean
An outburst like that is the last step of his ultimate frustration and he does it only when all other avenues of communication fail him.
He Gets It
He used the back of his hand to nudge the iPad back to me. It was his way of saying, “Get out here with that garbage.”
The Wonderful Achievements Of Other Children
That guilt was because I was still learning the difference between hoping and needing. I was hoping my son would speak. As I’ve come to realize though, I didn’t need it.
Sometimes When He Whines
Sensory issues or stimulation have nothing to do with it. This was my kid wanting what he wanted and whining until he got it.
My Day, Our Way
I never had Father’s Days like the ones I’ve made since becoming a father myself.
PECS, AAC, and The Ways We Communicate
My son may have never said a word to me, but we have spoken in so many more ways than that.
I Have Two Kids
She is equal to her brother and, in my eyes, just as important.
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