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 Mama’s coworker gave us
So Mama’s coworker gave us an assorted box of high-end chocolates over the holidays. It appears Jonah has found them.…
Jonah is in discomfo…
Jonah is in discomfort. It’s so hard to figure out what’s going on since he can’t verbally communicate it to me. He…
Every day, I hold on…
Every day, I hold on to the belief that our best days are STILL yet to come. Love this from A Piece of Oakley Hope is…
I wrote this last ye…
I wrote this last year after “things” happened to our Christmas Tree. Enjoy. ————— “Twas the week after Christmas and…
“Get well soon, Jona…
“Get well soon, Jonah. Love Jonny.” Jonah has been feeling a bit under the weather today so Jonny took it upon himself…
We had been looking forward.. (video)
We had been looking forward to doing this again, but it looks like we will be spending today at home. Jojo had a…
Real talk….
Real talk. I’ve been sitting on this piece for a while, so bear with me. So I am mixed (racially). When I was about 10,…
Oh. Don’t mind me….
Oh. Don’t mind me. Just your standard stuff around here during winter break. “Let’s tape my face...for no reason.”…
Most days, I have th…
Most days, I have this parenting thing down. But Some days, I have no idea what I am doing as a parent. Jonny is in 5th…
This came across my …
This came across my timeline the other day... Jonah had meticulously put all his toys up on top of our dining table…
Today I was running …
Today I was running around trying to get all my Christmas shopping and stuff done before the stores closed... I was…
One of the hardest t…
One of the hardest things as a parent is not being able to communicate with your child. One of the hardest things as a…
Jonny stims all the time.
Jonny stims all the time. He used to “herd balls” together for hours when he was an infant... Now it’s with a string or…