by Jake McClintick | Jun 11, 2020 | Attitude and Integrity, Autism, Challenging Behaviors, Communication and Education, Conversations with Jake, Planning for Success, Spiritual, Supporting Child Development
Most have a body that responds according to how it is expected. I not love not having that. Eager to encourage if you have same struggle.I hardened my heart in response. Love is better. Hating yourself is a lie. Hard life is only worse if your heart is full of hate....
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...
by Tara McClintick | Mar 21, 2019 | Autism, Conversations with Jake, Conversations with Mom
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...
by Jake McClintick | Mar 19, 2019 | Attitude and Integrity, Autism, Challenging Behaviors, Conversations with Jake, Spiritual, Story of My Life by Jake
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...
by Jake McClintick | Feb 25, 2019 | Autism, Conversations with Jake, Spiritual, Story of My Life by Jake
Story of My Life Pt. 13 by Jake McCClintick 2/25/19Good that my mom not great at getting me to do much. So much of my life I not get to control. Not like other lives I can see. Most have control over life decisions. I have only things in only my house I am becoming...
by Tara McClintick | Feb 14, 2019 | Autism, Conversations with Jake, Conversations with Mom, Spiritual
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...
by Jake McClintick | Feb 7, 2019 | Attitude and Integrity, Autism, Challenging Behaviors, Communication and Education, Conversations with Jake, Spiritual, Story of My Life by Jake
Story of My Life Pt.11 by Jake McClintick 2/7/19 Am surprised to realize about other people having same rotten thoughts as me. Lots good hate about not living life like they think other people might be doing. So hate that, not really truth! So relieved to learn that...
by Jake McClintick | Dec 13, 2018 | Attitude and Integrity, Autism, Conversations with Jake, Planning for Success, Spiritual, Story of My Life by Jake
Story of My Life Pt 5 by Jake McClintick December 11, 2018 Real nice to get to holiday time. Like the merry songs we listen to. Like the making of special treats (like cookies!) Most exciting to anticipate the big parties. So mean to have autism because it is hard...
by Jake McClintick | Oct 16, 2018 | Autism, Conversations with Jake, Story of My Life by Jake
Story of My Life (#2) by Jake McClintick October 16, 2018 Not too terrible to have life with nice, loving mom. So not too much to complain about really. Not too terrible to everyday life. Really thankful my family is most really nice. Most sometimes I not so mad to...
by Tara McClintick | Oct 18, 2017 | Book Benefits for Adults, Book Reviews, Books and Poetry, Spiritual
Precious, profound, and wondrous—these are the best words I can think of to describe the simply divine, touching poetry of Marshall Stewart Ball. Learning the circumstance of his life and writings one can not help but be amazed. Marshall is proof that being able to...