Appreciating Autism, Our Reality, and Each Other

Don’t hate, appreciate. James Guttman is here with a packed edition of Hi Pod looking at Autism Awareness Month, why he says “person with autism” rather than “autistic”, the importance of not building walls around loved ones with autism, what “autism awareness” was like in the 1980s, the Twilight Zone episode that proves autism isn’t new, what Jake The Snake vs. Rick Rude taught him about defending his family’s honor, and more. Plus, appreciation for what we’re all going through right now, those who divide the world up into groups, how insane that it is at a time like this, and more. Then, a Moment of Sanity that looks at the importance of grandparents, including some stories of how his late father-in-law showed him what it meant to be a father figure, and how both he and his wife embraced both their grandchildren – on and off the spectrum.Like Hi Pod! I'm Dad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HiPodImDad/Hi Blog! I'm Dad: http://www.hiblogimdad.comLike Hi Blog! I'm Dad on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HiBlogImDad/Follow James Guttman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HiJamesGuttmanFollow James Guttman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/james_guttman/---This Week's Referenced Posts -Parenting a child with autism during COVID 19 (Autism Speaks): https://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/parenting-child-autism-during-covid-19Mutual Awareness, Mutual Acceptance: https://hiblogimdad.com/2020/03/30/mutual-awareness-mutual-acceptance/No Offense For Autism Awareness: https://hiblogimdad.com/2020/04/01/no-offense-for-autism-awareness/It's Here! Get the book – “Hi World, I’m Dad: How Fathers Can Journey to Autism Awareness, Acceptance, and Appreciation” on audio, digital, or print.Follow Us On TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Also, be sure to read the blog that started it all - Hi Blog! I'm Dad.