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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“School” today….
“School” today. Jojo was super anxious today during his zoom “class.” He was throwing toys, pillows, anything he could…
“All done rain! I wa…
“All done rain! I want snowflakes!!” Hey. Mother Nature. I know you’re gonna do your thing, but my son just made a…
Have you guys seen t…
Have you guys seen this clip of the guy appearing remotely before a judge and can’t figure out how to get the cat…
I was scolded by Jon…
I was scolded by Jonny for bringing him a pair of socks to wear. Now, apparently he refuses to wear matching socks.…
About par for school…
About par for school this year.... But hey, at least he’s not coloring the couch or the table or the floor this time.…
Cute while it lasted…
Cute while it lasted... (Jonny rolled up in all the covers.)
Jojo came into our room and kicked us in his sleep.
Caught him mid-belly…
Caught him mid-belly laugh. One day we were out looking for geese and we stumbled across a chicken/turkey/geese coop at…
Just wanted to ackno…
Just wanted to acknowledge this... Jojo cut his own nails. Completely unprompted. I even offered to help him and he…
This power strip con…
This power strip conveniently houses the plugins to our washer, the garage freezer, and the cat water dish fountain.…
Mid-January?…
Mid-January? Freezing cold? Fully-clothed? Don’t care. #becauseWater #ausome Original Facebook Post.
Jonny got glasses to…
Jonny got glasses today and now he looks like he’s like 17 and I don’t know how I feel about that! 😭😭😭…
So today was the fir…
So today was the first time we were on time for school all year. Here’s one reason. Every morning Jojo puts his clothes…
Look, iReady test…
Look, iReady test... All I’m saying is if you ask him to find “the middle sound” of a word and present THREE SOUND…