Challenging Behaviors
Lots Help From God Lately
Story of My Life Pt. 8 by Jake McClintick 1/7/19 Maybe God does care about me. Not most like to really hate autism. So I had a good, eager note most really pleading to God for help. Most not so like me. I not even like to see anything. Like so much the dark. So much...
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Let’s Make the New Year Awesome!
Story of My Life Pt. 7 by Jake McClintick 1/2/19 I am excited about the new year. So like my new desk and work area. Lots of anger leaving, awesome to not feel so trapped. Maybe I am good at something after all! Mom says that I might help others. Good...
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Real Hard Thoughts
Story of my Life (#6) by Jake McClintickDecember 18, 2018Not like when lots bad thoughts get stuck in my brain. Not sure how to get them out. So many times this happens real suddenly that I'm not ready or even not mad. Most frustrating to have bad thoughts when I so...
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My Hocking Hills Trip
Story of My Life (#4) by Jake McClintick October 25, 2018My trip to Hocking Hills in Ohio lots of stupid times happened mostly because of my autism.The time I lots of slipping on the trail was bad. I not too sure why I got so mad about having to take breaks, but I...
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Have No Soft Deal
Story of My Life (#3) by Jake McClintick - October 19, 2018 Not happy my deal in life. Most not mean to be hard, angry, and so aggressive. I hate so much God making me have autism. Hate having so much bad thoughts. Not sure really is a God. Get not so...
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I Have Autism
Story of My Life Part 1 - October 4, 2018 I have autism. That means I might look different to most people. Not so easy to be like me. Too hard to do most everything. I really value my life, but I wish this wasn’t so stupid. It is stupid to be born...
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Killer Baby Powder vs. Immaculate Vaccines? (Product Safety Logic Fail)
I had a not so itty bitty disagreement with a nurse practitioner at Children’s Hospital. My husband and I made an appointment with our youngest adult son in attendance to go over his prescribed medications used to manage his intermittent explosive disorder....
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WANTED: Hope in Action Throughout the Special Needs Community
Parents of a child who has special needs will almost surely hear at one time or another, “Now you know your child will never [fill in blank.]” These gloom and doom forecasts are meant to be helpful, I know. They are meant to prepare us for REALITY. I used to get...
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A Fun “Make the Sound” Game for Preverbal Individuals with Special Needs
Persuading a child on the severe end of the autism spectrum to engage in verbal exchanges can be quite a challenge, and I’ve found that ENJOYMENT works better than anything else. I’m super grateful for the Dr. Seuss classic Mr.Brown Can Moo, Can You? My son, Jake,...
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My Kid is Smearing Feces! HELP!
The Challenge When you are saying these words, what you want most desperately is for someone, ANYONE, to help you figure out how to get your kid to stop smearing poo. Stop touching it, playing in it, smearing it, eating it, and so forth – how can I get my child to...
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