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James Guttman, the dad behind "Hi Blog! I'm Dad", on raising a non-verbal child with Autism and a teenage daughter. All about postive parenting centered around his journey from Autism Awareness to Autism Acceptance to Autism Appreciation.
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James Guttman looks at the lies people tell about each other and themselves, how to spot a lie, and how his non-verbal son's intentions and motivations remain truer than anyone else he knows.
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James Guttman looks at the foundation he built with his kids, how he has been his non-verbal son's main caregiver his whole life, and why no one else's opinion matters but theirs.
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James Guttman looks at his non-verbal son's destructive week and the many reasons he doesn't get angry at him for it.
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James Guttman talks about the fears of raising a child with autism vs the reality and the battles he didn't have to fight on his behalf.
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James Guttman looks at the early worries he had over raising a non-verbal son, memories of seeing other special needs children, and what makes it so much easier than he realized it would be.
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James Guttman looks at his non-verbal son at 13 and how the groundwork of today will make him the adult he becomes tomorrow.
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James Guttman looks at positivity, happiness, Autism Appreciation, and some of the ways being a father warps his social interactions.
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James Guttman looks back on the early days of his son's life, the missed milestones, and worries over what nonverbal autism would mean for their lives.
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James Guttman looks at the dream he talked about having on HiBlogImDad.com (link) where his non-verbal son spoke.
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James Guttman is finishing up his upcoming book and getting it to the publisher. JG talks about reliving old stories, the day he stopped caring about stares from strangers, and living the dream.
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James Guttman and Lucas are back. James talks about his epiphany when taking his non-verbal 13 year old to Sesame Street Live.
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James Guttman talks about how the recovery from his quintuple bypass required accepting some realities, but his non-verbal son's autism was one of the easiest of all to embrace.
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The kids are home from school and James Guttman is tired. James talks about his non-verbals son's stubborn moments, similar to a neurotypical kid, and how "no" has to have meaning to deal with that - even when it makes James's life (and sleep schedule) more difficult.
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James Guttman had a rough start to the week, but his kids came back and it all turned around. James speaks on Autism Appreciation and how his non-verbal son pulls him back from overthinking.
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James Guttman hosts this episode of Hi Pod with his non-verbal son, Lucas, shouting in the background. JG looks at this authentic edition of the show and explains how this has become the soundtrack of his life.
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James Guttman looks at the debate between Autism Awareness Month and Autism Acceptance Month by breaking down when each is most needed, then showing how Autism Appreciation encompasses it all.
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James Guttman looks at how he helps his child with autism find his peaceful moments by letting go of things he no longer needs.
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Happy Birthday to Lucas! James Guttman looks at his nonverbal son's entrance into the teens and what it means for his maturity, outlook on life, and future.
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James Guttman on keeping your family happy and teaching his non-verbal son to do new things.
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James Guttman talks about the hand motions that he taught his non-verbal son with autism and why it was important to ignore "expert" advice when doing so.
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