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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This pandemic has wr…
This pandemic has wrought havoc on our routines. We adapted the best that we could, but when all the indoor “fun…
[I wrote this yester…
[I wrote this yesterday]... So I’m not one to brag, but I totally just single-handedly got both the boys through their…
School today……
School today... There is a lap top buried under that blanket. We just had Jonah’s IEP meeting and he has been doing…
[I wrote this over t…
[I wrote this over the course of the last week... the events happened probably a week and a half ago or so] ————- I’m…
Jojo’s latest verbal…
Jojo’s latest verbal request: “I want sunny! ‘All done’ cloudy! I want to go to the sunny!!” I don’t blame him. We live…
I love this post fro…
I love this post from Maddox's Autism Chronicles. This doesn’t mean parenthood isn’t difficult, or that there aren’t…
“When you want to be…
“When you want to be outside but that’s also where the bugs live.” I caught Jojo peeking out of his impromptu…
Been feeling this fo…
Been feeling this for a while now… (From The Daily Stim)
Feeling this hard today ❤
So Jonny will be 13 in July…
So Jonny will be 13 in July. THIRTEEN. I can't believe he is nearly a teenager. I'm so not ready for it. But Jonny is…
First day over 70 degrees (21° C) this year…
First day over 70 degrees (21° C) this year. Guess who is already in the freezing cold ocean? #itsHisHappyPlace #water…
Progress with meltdo…
Progress with meltdowns. I don’t post a lot about Jonah’s meltdowns because well... Frankly, I don’t think he would…
I speak fluent “Jonah.”
I speak fluent “Jonah.” I can tell you what he means when he says “I want broken the windy!” (Make the wind stop) I…
A couple years back… (video)
A couple years back, we went to a talk given by Dr. Temple Grandin. I was going to go by myself and leave the…