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 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 | Dec 23, 2019 | Attitude and Integrity, Autism, Challenging Behaviors, Spiritual, Story of My Life by Jake
STORY OF MY LIFE 2 Chapter 1: BY JAKE MCCLINTICK 12/23/19 (Jake wrote this sitting via letter board with me during our family Christmas gathering in Lexington, KY) Having good most happy time, have happy family. Have Christmas good, best heavenly good laughter. Can...
by Jake McClintick | Dec 2, 2019 | Attitude and Integrity, Autism, Challenging Behaviors, Spiritual, Story of My Life by Jake
STORY OF MY LIFE PT. 31 BY JAKE MCCLINTICK 12/2/19 Really having hope in my not so normal reality. Still have most bad thoughts try to get in my mind, but have most loving, mighty God helping me to most not get stuck. My reality isn’t hopeless to me anymore. Not...
by Jake McClintick | Nov 18, 2019 | Attitude and Integrity, Autism, Challenging Behaviors, Spiritual, Story of My Life by Jake
STORY OF MY LIFE PT. 30 BY JAKE MCCLINTICK 11/18/19 My soul is too much most like having autism. Love dealing with soul. Most like good God king, can heal my soul. Love is only help I have to deal with my not so nice thoughts about my autism. Very much like being...
by Jake McClintick | Nov 8, 2019 | Attitude and Integrity, Autism, Challenging Behaviors, Spiritual, Story of My Life by Jake
STORY OF MY LIFE PT. 29 BY JAKE MCCLINTICK 11/08/19 This entry was written with Katie Masotti of Masottirpmsupport.com at one of Jake’s weekly 30 minute sessions. While Jake did not specify for it to be a story entry, it was his first self-initiated writing with...
by Jake McClintick | Oct 8, 2019 | Attitude and Integrity, Autism, Challenging Behaviors, Spiritual, Story of My Life by Jake
STORY OF MY LIFE PT. 28 BY JAKE MCCLINTICK 10/25/19 Not always had such loving thoughts about God. Had great anger most my life. Not sure autism most God mean to let me experience. Now, I having loving perspective. To not have hate still hard sometimes. Not easy to...
by Tara McClintick | Oct 8, 2019 | Attitude and Integrity, Autism, Challenging Behaviors, Spiritual, Story of My Life by Jake
STORY OF MY LIFE PT. 27 BY JAKE MCCLINTICK 10/8/2019 Not sure to have happiness is my reality. Not having happy thoughts so easy my mind. Most hard to stop my bad thoughts. My life not like others I see. I have not had nice, able body to do things. Only to get life...
by Jake McClintick | Sep 30, 2019 | Attitude and Integrity, Autism, Challenging Behaviors, Spiritual, Story of My Life by Jake
STORY OF MY LIFE PT. 26 BY JAKE MCCLINTICK 9/30/19Not sure to have happiness is my reality. Not having happy thoughts so easy my mind. Most hard to stop my bad thoughts.My life not like others I see. I have not had nice, able body to do things. Only to get life deal...
by Jake McClintick | Sep 26, 2019 | Autism, Challenging Behaviors, Conversations with Jake, Conversations with Mom, Spiritual
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...
