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

Jonah doesn’t really talk and …

Jonah doesn’t really talk and won’t use an AAC device, so I got him an iphone for Christmas to give him other avenues of communication. Like texting. So I texted him “Merry Christmas.” He sent me this. So I guess it’s working?… 🤣

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Meltdowns at home can be very hard to endure. (video)


Meltdowns at home can be very hard to endure. Public meltdowns are made worse by the onlookers who stare and judge what…

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I shot this picture …


I shot this picture of Jonah walking through a tunnel on his way to the beach. Sometimes I’ll catch myself just…

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So, apparently I’m n…


So, apparently I’m not posting daily. Sorry. My desire to “grow my page” has been surpassed by my knee-jerk reaction…

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1 in 36….


1 in 36. I just saw this statistic on the CDC website, released this month. The CDC conducted this survey in 2020 with…

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So, I have a Glofish…


So, I have a Glofish update… Some of you may remember “Jonah and our fish tank debacle,” but if not, you can find it if…

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No….


No. (How’s that for ‘short and sweet?’)

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Oh yeah….


Oh yeah. Then there’s Daylight Savings tonight (for those areas this pertains to). I wasn’t sure if we still had it in…

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Thought I’d take a b…


Thought I’d take a break from sleeping at 1am to get up and make this meme… …For no particular reason. I was just…

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I decided to get Jon…


I decided to get Jonah some Glofish for Christmas. Eight Glofish to be exact. It was a mistake. I am realizing now…

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When this happens, t…


When this happens, there is maybe a .0001% chance it is NOT who you think it is. Yes, it was Jonah. (Because of course…

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Some parents show up…


Some parents show up early for their kid’s appointments. Some parents forget they had the appointment, are forced to…

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