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!
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It doesn’t matter. I…
It doesn’t matter. It literally doesn’t matter how many times I put MY name and MY PHONE NUMBER down as the primary…
I suppose I should b…
I suppose I should be happy that it’s just strips of paper scattered all over and not a flooded kitchen. (I’m sure the…
This isn’t just a “c…
This isn’t just a “cute picture” I took of Jojo. I took this picture moments before we entered the fairgrounds for the…
Sink filled to brim?…
✔️Sink filled to brim? ✔️soap bubbles overflowing? ✔️Jonah’s wild imagination? What could POSSIBLY go wrong? 🤷♂️😒…
Photography is one o…
Photography is one of the ways I decompress. Playing at the beach is one of the ways Jojo decompresses. Some days…
Before “autism” ente…
Before “autism” entered our lives, I had never heard the term “elopement” in reference to children. Jonah is only 8…
Guys. Jojo won’t eat…
Guys. Jojo won’t eat the chocolate carrots from his Chocolate Easter Bunny… …because they’re veggies. 🤦♂️🙄🤪 #ausome…
Do you ever have thi…
Do you ever have this dream? This legit happens to me ALL THE TIME.
#ausomeParenthood
I took this picture …
I took this picture a year ago and it came across my memories today. It is probably one of my all-time favorites of…
Nothin to see here. …
Nothin to see here. Just a boy who’s been picky with his foods from birth… …who just ate ALL his lumpia. 😎 Ha! He IS…
Are your kiddos like…
Are your kiddos like this? When he grows up, if anyone asks me how I knew Jonah was going places, I will tell them…
When Jonah was three…
When Jonah was three, he had virtually no pretend play. We were told that a “lack of pretend play” was an early marker…
Guys. I messed up….
Guys. I messed up. I put the dishes away. Apparently Jojo’s temporary job of “putting away the silverware” those couple…
Yes. Exactly this. L…
Yes. Exactly this. Love this from A Piece of Oakley Autism. A different angle. A new perspective. And a person who is…