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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.

Hi Pod! I'm Dad‪.‬ James Guttman

    • Kids & Family

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.

    My Non-Verbal Son Is Turning 13

    My Non-Verbal Son Is Turning 13

    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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    • 12 min
    Happy Family

    Happy Family

    James Guttman on keeping your family happy and teaching his non-verbal son to do new things.
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    • 13 min
    The Importance of Teaching Gestures To My Non-Verbal Son

    The Importance of Teaching Gestures To My Non-Verbal Son

    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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    • 12 min
    Keep Breathing

    Keep Breathing

    James Guttman and Lucas host this one. Talk of why Lucas doesn't wear headphones for his iPad, why he doesn't bring it into restaurants anymore, and why we all should breathe in the moment.
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    • 10 min
    The Power of Less Words

    The Power of Less Words

    James Guttman looks at his HiBlogImDad.com blog post about the unexpected upside of his son's nonverbal autism and a story about discovering that Lucas had learned a skill he didn't know about.
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    • 13 min
    My Son's Unspoken Party Milestone

    My Son's Unspoken Party Milestone

    James Guttman is having a great week and it started with his non-verbal son's wonderful behavior at a friend's birthday party. James looks at why that is, how it happened, and lessons learned for everyone.
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    • 14 min

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