HI, I'M JASON!
I have been writing about parenthood with two young special needs kids since I became a father in 2008. Jonny is now 15 and has a rare condition called Kabuki Syndrome. Jonah (10) was nonverbal and diagnosed with Autism in 2016. This blog is a chronicle of our special needs journey together. I mostly post my thoughts on Facebook, but you will also find those posts here.
We are an Ausome Family. We run on an abundance of coffee, loads of patience, a lot of love, and a “Touch of Ausome.”
Thank you for coming on this epic journey with us!
LATEST FROM THE BLOG
“Brothers forever.” (video)
"Brothers forever." There are some moments in our lives that are etched in our memories forever. Some are…
Jonah at the ocean (video)
So proud of Jojobee! The first day we came to the beach, he ran straight at the ocean and a wave put him on his back…
Jonah’s new favorite movie is Moana. (video)
Jonah's new favorite movie is Moana. He loved it before we came to Maui. How surreal it must be for him to see that…
So not only is there all kinds of water to play in…
So not only is there all kinds of water to play in, there's this thing. Cuz water isn't dangerous enough. Danger means…
He ate new food in a new location! (video)
We took Jonah to eat at a fancy restaurant. It was attached to our hotel so it wouldn't be too hard to get him out of…
Jojo has found his little piece of heaven… (video)
Jojo has found his little piece of heaven... Original Facebook Post.
Jonah ROCKED his plane flight!
Jonah ROCKED his plane flight! No Meds, not even melatonin. NOT ONE MELTDOWN. The flight was 6 hours and the plane left…
I Told my Young Son That His Little Brother has Autism
Yesterday evening, Jonny (my NT 8-year-old) noticed I got a package in the mail from Amazon. Now an Amazon package to a…
I told Jonah it was bedtime… (video)
I told Jonah it was bedtime... then this. Apparently he has a lot to say about it. This isn't just "babble." The sounds…
I grew up a 3-sport athlete … (video)
I grew up a 3-sport athlete. I have a fierce sense of competition and learned a lot of life lessons on a court, field,…
How do you guys do w…
How do you guys do with your ASD and weddings? There are times when we think "Jojo won't be able to go to weddings" and…
If Jonah doesn’t want to be picked up… (video)
If Jonah doesn't want to be picked up... it is near impossible to do so. Avoidance techniques employed by ausome ninjas…
So as I was making Jonah breakfast this morning…
So as I was making Jonah breakfast this morning, Jojo rummaged through the pantry to get his own food. By the time I…
So this is the bathtub. This is Jojo. This was our entire morning.
So this is the bathtub. This is Jojo. This was our entire morning. Jonah woke up dry for the 2nd morning in a row. He…
It’s been a tough couple of days.
It's been a tough couple of days. Jonah had an incident report at church last night. Something is "off." He was pulling…