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My guest today is Harma Hartouni. Harma just happens to be an absolutely amazing human being with one of the most inspiring stories, I\u2019ve ever heard. He just released his new book called\xa0Getting Back Up: A Story of Resilience, Self-Acceptance and Success. He\u2019s here to talk about his amazing life from growing up in Iran during the war, learning to walk again after surviving a devastating car accident, finally moving back to the States, learning to accept himself, coming out, meeting his partner, creating a real estate business that has generated billions of dollars. building their beautiful family through surrogacy, and the launch of his new book.\nHarma and I talk about the different paths people take to fatherhood and how he\u2019s using his experience to help people all across the globe. Lastly, he offers advice on how to be loving, accepting and supportive parents if you suspect your child is gay or have a child who has already come out. This is so important folks.\nYou can find Harma:\nhttps://www.harmahartouni.com/\nCheck out his new book on\xa0Amazon.\nAll my information and relevant links are\xa0here\nSupport this podcast:\xa0venmo.com/theautismdad\nSponsors\nDatability\nDatability is a web app that tracks special education student progress and Individualized Education Plans (IEP) data. The software helps educators and school administrators keep track of each student\u2019s goals, behaviors, and academic performance. The best part is that the results can be shared with the parents and for a transparent look into the progress of their child.\nDatability makes tracking and reporting students\u2019 data a breeze allowing teachers to focus on what matters most: educating students.\nFind out more:\xa0https://iepdata.com/\nUse code \u201ctheautismdad20\u201d to save 20%\nMightier is an amazing program out of Harvard Medical and Boston Children\u2019s. It uses video games to teach kids to emotionally self-regulate. Visit\xa0theautismdad.com/mightier\xa0and find out more information, including how to get a free 30-day trial.\nCONTACT ME\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nMentioned in this episode:\nHappy Ladders\nHappy Ladders is Parent-Led Early Autism Therapy that empowers you, the parent, to teach your toddler essential developmental skills through play. Studies have shown that the parent-led model is highly effective while eliminating frustration over long wait lists, or the worry about losing precious developmental time. All without the disruption of people coming into your home Happy Ladders includes activities that target 150+ essential developmental skills every toddler needs as well as assessments in 4 different developmental areas. There\u2019s also an exclusive community of parents just like you, and professional coaching to ensure success for both you and your toddler. To learn more, get a free trial, and take advantage of an exclusive, limited-time offer for my listeners, visit happyladders.com. Use the code "theautismdad" at checkout to save 50% off the monthly membership. Plus get a free one-on-one session as well as access to the Tantrums and Meltdowns mini-course. This is a limited-time offer so act now.\nVisit Happy Ladders\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices