by Jake McClintick | Nov 20, 2020 | Autism, Conversations with Jake, Conversations with Mom, Spiritual
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...
by Tara McClintick | Nov 19, 2020 | Autism, Conversations with Jake, Conversations with Mom, Spiritual
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...
by Tara McClintick | Oct 26, 2020 | Autism, Conversations with Jake, Conversations with Mom, Spiritual
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...
by Jake McClintick | Oct 15, 2020 | Autism, Books and Poetry, Conversations with Jake, Conversations with Mom, Poems by Jake, Poetry Powers, Spiritual
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...
by Tara McClintick | Aug 24, 2020 | Autism, Conversations with Jake, Conversations with Mom
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,...
by Jake McClintick | Feb 13, 2020 | Autism, Books and Poetry, Conversations with Jake, Conversations with Mom, Poems by Jake, Poetry Powers, Spiritual
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...
