Hosted by James Guttman · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 290 episodes
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Hi Pod! I’m Dad is where I talk through fatherhood while raising a son with autism who does not speak. I’m James Guttman, the dad behind Hi Blog! I’m Dad. This podcast isn’t about tips or solutions. It is about what life actually feels like when autism is part of your home every day, and you are trying to be present for it without pretending it is easier than it is. Some episodes are about joy and connection. Others are about exhaustion, fear, patience, and the quiet moments that never make it into awareness campaigns. Everything you hear here comes from real mornings, real mistakes, and a deep love for my kids. There is no takeaway. Just one dad saying the things he usually keeps to himself.
James Guttman hosts Hi Pod! I'm Dad., a kids show with 290 episodes published.
My daughter Olivia turned 18, and somewhere between scholarship nights, senior prom, and graduation, it finally hit me: my baby isn't a little girl anymore. In this episode, I look back at the journey that started long b
A quick tap on your kid's leg used to feel like nothing. Then one day it doesn't. This week, James shares a simple summer pool trip with his nonverbal son Lucas that turned into something much bigger. As his daughter pre
When my son Lucas was little, one of my biggest fears had nothing to do with autism itself. It was language. As a writer, words have always been how I connect with people. They're how I explain myself, build relationship
When my son Lucas was first diagnosed with autism, I thought speech was everything. How would he tell me what he needed? How would he make friends? How would he navigate the world? Like many parents, I became fixated on
My daughter turned 18 this week, and suddenly I found myself thinking about how fast childhood disappears. One minute your kids are toddlers running through the living room with The Wiggles on in the background, and the
People tell me, “We wish all dads were like you,” and I know they mean it as a compliment. But after hearing it enough times at parent-teacher conferences, CSE meetings, and school events, I started wondering what it rea
People think raising a child with autism is about behavior management, routines, or finding the perfect strategy. For me, the biggest breakthrough came when my son Lucas finally trusted that I understood him. This week,
People hear that my son Lucas is nonverbal with autism and usually ask the same question: “How do you understand each other?” The truth is, I understand him better than I understand almost anyone else. This week, I talk
This week’s episode comes from a thought I’ve had for years but finally put into words. When my son was first showing signs of autism, I was terrified of what the future would look like. The things that kept me up at nig
“Kids with autism don’t like to wait.” I heard that in a waiting room while my nonverbal son Lucas was sitting quietly a few feet away. I was ready to be offended...and then realized they weren't talking about us. What s
Ten years ago, I started writing about my son Lucas. What I didn’t realize back then was how much I would change along the way. When your child is nonverbal, it’s easy to get stuck waiting. Waiting for words. Waiting for
I used to feel like I was waiting for something that would finally make everything make sense - my son’s verbal language. When you’re raising a young child with nonverbal autism, the hardest part isn’t always the day-to-
I didn’t have answers when people asked why my nonverbal son was clapping, making sounds, or doing things they didn’t understand. And that wasn’t because I was embarrassed. It was because I genuinely didn’t know. Over ti
I used to think the hardest part of raising a nonverbal child was what he couldn’t say. I was wrong. This week, I talk about something I didn’t understand for years and honestly, didn’t even believe in at first: receptiv
My son Lucas just turned 15, and I’m still catching my breath. He’s nonverbal, he has profound autism, and in my head he’s always been my “baby” — the kid with the same songs, the same books, and the same comfort routine
This week on Hi Pod! I’m Dad , I talk about something I’ve come to admire about my son Lucas as he’s gotten older: he never pretends. Lucas is a nonverbal teenager with profound autism, and one of the things that stands
Last week was the first time in a long time that I missed an episode of Hi Pod! I’m Dad . The reason was simple: I lost my voice. At first I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal. My son Lucas is nonverbal, and I’ve always b
This week, I talk about a word that comes up far too often when you’re raising a child like my son Lucas: “fix.” For many people, it sounds logical. If a child is nonverbal or has autism, they must need to be corrected,
When Lucas was little, some of the things we worked on felt almost ridiculous. They didn’t seem urgent. They didn’t feel important. And at the time, everything else felt like it was on fire. If it wasn't language, it was
This week, I talk about a moment that made something click for me as a dad. For years, I thought understanding why my nonverbal son does things was the key to helping him. But raising Lucas has taught me something differ
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