HI, I'M JASON!
I’ve been writing about parenthood and raising two kids with special needs since I became a father in 2008. Jonny has a rare genetic condition called Kabuki syndrome. Jonah was nonverbal when he was diagnosed with autism in 2016. This blog chronicles our family’s journey together, including the challenges, the victories, and everything in between. I share most of my day-to-day thoughts on Facebook, but you’ll find those stories collected here too.
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
February 22, 2024
So I’ve been dealing with a lo…
So I’ve been dealing with a lot. 2 rounds of STREP throat. One dead fridge. One dead computer. Corrupted external drives and corrupted backups. Estate planning finalization. I’m finally getting everything figured out, but between anxiety and…
Post Surgery updates
July 21, 2009
I have spent most my free time doing things that need to be done or sleeping so this blog was written, waiting to be…
Waiting for the other shoe to drop…
July 14, 2009
I’ve actually written most this blog already, but I’m adding this to the top because when I write while I feel…
Jonny’s Birthday!
July 12, 2009
Ididn’t take a single solitary still photo at Jonny’s party because I left the camera in the car. I’m a bit…
Jonny’s surgery
July 1, 2009
We just found out that Jonny's surgery to repair the partial cleft in his soft palate and have tubes inserted in his…
Jonny’s Haircut
June 30, 2009
We took Jonny to get a haircut yesterday and he was not impressed. He did just fine until the clippers came out. He…
An awfully good book.
June 11, 2009
Mama got me the first book from the "Sword of Truth" series by Terry Goodkind for Christmas last year. I started…
5-year marital bliss
June 1, 2009
Mama and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary last weekend. (It actually took me a week to finish this blog, so…
Jonny’s first trip to Safeco Field
May 3, 2009
http://www.atouchofausome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/P1010150.MOV.mp4 My friends were up visiting from…
Crazy Kid!
February 19, 2009
Hi I’m Jonny. I can now pound my toys on the floor (…walls, the desk, daddy’s head) to listen to what sound it makes. I…
Lost Sleep
February 13, 2009
I always feel compelled to blog when I've lost sleep over my kid. I think it is to get some sort of validation for…
25 Random Things About Jason
February 10, 2009
I was "tagged" in a blog on facebook to post 25 random facts about me but I thought I'd re-post my version on my own…
Jonny Feeding!
January 8, 2009
I've been trying to figure out this camcorder forever. I've taken some good video, but it takes a couple extra steps to…












