Jake & Tara’s Blog
St. George Island, Florida Vacation
STORY OF MY LIFE PT. 24 BY JAKE MCCLINTICK 8/12/19 Such a great experience in Gulf of Mexico! So much fun to swim in the ocean waves. The delicious salty sea makes me so happy. Almost I not so autistic at most nice, awesome nature scene. Most glad a good experience...
Not So Great Having Lack of Body Control
STORY OF MY LIFE PT. 23 BY JAKE MCCLINTICK 7/15/19 Really not understand, stupid to have lack good body control. Real mad because good body control is only thing have to get my independence. My stupid life is stuck, my mom has to do most everything to care after me. ...
Like Stopping My Not Nice Thoughts
STORY OF MY LIFE PT. 22 BY JAKE MCCLINTICK 5/23/19 Most my thoughts myself not so nice. My mom might be helping me, God most loves me. Like to know I not really worthless. Really so much more love I can have if I let my heart not be cold towards myself. Not easy to...
Most Find Purpose Unexpectedly
STORY OF MY LIFE PT. 21 BY JAKE MCCLINTICK 5/7/19 All this time I have gotten myself so really not sure I had purpose to my life. Most deal all time being autistic so most worried stuck in same situation. Reality – not so. Love learning how God not values me by how...
So Stupid to Not Make Understand Autism
STORY OF MY LIFE PT. 20 BY JAKE MCCLINTICK 4/17/19Little mom has real high hopes, so makes me little less mad. Most not pleased with my life. Really not understand life having autism.Most not have my autism, really stupid that I must be so different. Not so sure am...
Real Most Sleepy Lately
(Note from Mom: This entry was written after Jake had 3 wisdom teeth removed. About a week afterwards Jake came down with a mono-like illness where he was not able to wake up and ran a low-grade fever off/on. We ruled out an infection in his mouth, but this...
Not Most Have Easy Life
STORY OF MY LIFE PT. 18 BY JAKE MCCLINTICK 3/28/19 Not most have a most easy life. Have lots of problems, really need God's help. Home can leave our hearts having too real hurts. Not sure have to be so hard. Most important hear love is not available only to some. Love...
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...
Too Much Sorting Out Everything
Story of My Life Pt. 17 by Jake McClintick 3/19/19 Only love is not most easy. So need help God. Not only myself to think about, supposed to think how I help others. Not my strength since I not have much freedom my autism. So much love to make happy those I love. Most...
Not Like Having My Reality
Story of My Life Pt. 16 by Jake McClintick 3/17/2019 Reality with autism is so hard sometimes. Most have good talking skills. Most can ask people so many things. Most not like me. Not easy not being able to talk. Real most hard most of the time. Really wish I could...