Conversations with Mom
Jake is “Interested”
I asked Jake if he wanted mom to give choices (m) or if he had an idea of what we could work on today (J). He touched the J. Here's what followed: Mom(Tara/Me): OK, great, what's your idea? Jake: Only most might get interested in favorite characters movies. (His...
Jake Discusses “Too Mad” About the Light Grey Sweatpants
Today Jake refused to put his pants on. I wasn't sure why, but know sometimes he needs a little extra time before he's ready to get dressed I didn't push it. When his dad asked him again to put on the sweatpants I had brought downstairs for him, he teetered on an...
Jake Discusses Healing Autism Hate in His Thoughts and Heart
To start our sessions now I usually give Jake the option of choosing what we will do (i.e."do you have an idea for today?") or if he wants me to give him choices. Today he pointed to the "J" on the letter board indicating had an idea, so I said "awesome, go ahead..."...
Autumn (Jake’s imagery Writing)
For our RPM session today Jake chose to do an imagery writing exercise (as taught to us by Katie Masotti) where Jake describes something with his five senses. I also added an end sentence of his final thought, just out of my own curiosity. Since we're in the peak of...
Jake Discusses “Most Have Healthy Heart, Not Interested in Hate”
Today I asked Jake if he wanted to choose what we worked on or if he'd rather me give him some options. He said he wanted to choose. Then on the letter board he spelled out, "Most have healthy heart, not interested in hate." "Ok," I said, "Do you want to write a story...
A Heart (Jake’s Imagery Writing)
To end our RPM session today we did an imagery writing exercise (as taught to us by Katie Masotti) where Jake describes an item with his five senses. I also added an end sentence of his final thought, just out of my own curiosity. For Valentines Day, he described his...
Interview with a Shark
Jake as Mr.SharkDuring Jake's session with Katie they discussed the various ways animals communicate. Afterwards she asked him which animal would he be most interested in interviewing if animals could communicate like humans do. Jake answered "not sure." She gave...
Jake’s 10 Good Thoughts
Jake struggles off and on with what he continually refers to as "lies," "bad thoughts," or "evil thoughts." These can be quite persistent in taking over his mind, and I can usually tell when he is struggling because he will start telling himself "NO!" out loud,...
Jake Discusses Watching Movies (and Autism)
Jake and I have been practicing having casual conversations via the letter board. Since he was not able to converse for the first two decades of his life, I figured practicing would be a good idea. Here I numbered a list of 24 common casual conversation topics. I had...
Jake’s Valentine’s Day Sentences
To end our RPM session today I had made a list of 20 Valentine's day words: Valentine’s Day Love February Care Hug Adore Affection Kiss Warm Heart Pink Red Snuggle Cozy Like Cookies Sweet Dear Honey Cherish Jake's Sentences via letter board (words from above are in...