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
So Jonah got braces today……
So Jonah got braces today…
I’m just gonna leave this here.
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Yes. Thank you for checking on us, random stranger…
Yes. Thank you for checking on us, random stranger. No no. He’s fine. Really. You don’t need to call... whoever you…
The hardest part of social interaction for us is that nobody knows Jonah is autistic…
I think the hardest part of social interaction for us is that nobody knows Jonah is autistic, except those who REALLY…
Around April, you st…
Around April, you start to see a lot of promotion for “autism awareness.” People start wearing “puzzle piece” pins or…
That feeling you get…
That feeling you get when you finally get the kiddo down... (You know, the couple hours you get before they wake up and…
So we are trying to…
So we are trying to figure out how to do in-person speech therapy for Jonah when there is an obstruction in front of…
I’ve been trying to …
I’ve been trying to single out the root of all the “anxiety” I have been feeling lately. And I think I figured it out.…
We have sort of been…
We have sort of been in “cruise control” for a couple months. We’ve figured out some “doable” routines for Jonah, but…
So I need suggestion…
So I need suggestions on how to keep the tide from coming in. 🙄🤣😭 Asking for a child who is furious with the sea and…
The kid spends ALL D…
The kid spends ALL DAY outside at the beach and with aquatic birds and comes home to put on a half-hour YouTube video…
I haven’t done a video update in a long time… (video)
I haven’t done a video update in a long time. But we’re at the beach again and I thought I’d say what’s up to everyone…
He wanted to go to t…
He wanted to go to the beach today. I explained to him that we couldn’t go because it is pouring down rain. So we came…
To the random guy at…
To the random guy at the beach: I’m sorry my son threw a handful of sand right in your face. You see, my son REALLY…
To the lady who felt…
To the lady who felt it necessary to yell at us from across the parking lot... Yes. We are aware that the geese can be…
Yes! I’m not some s…
Yes! I’m not some sort of super-parent. I’m just doing what ANY good parent would do in my situation. ...whatever is…
I wrote this last ye…
I wrote this last year. Still true. —————- Jonah’s default setting is “happy.” I don’t just mean “content.” There is a…