HI, I'M JASON!
I’ve been writing about parenthood and raising two kids with special needs since I became a father in 2008. Jonny has a rare genetic condition called Kabuki syndrome. Jonah was nonverbal when he was diagnosed with autism in 2016. This blog chronicles our family’s journey together, including the challenges, the victories, and everything in between. I share most of my day-to-day thoughts on Facebook, but you’ll find those stories collected here too.
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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Went to my sons IEP …
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Yes, absolutely this…
Yes, absolutely this. [love this from Just a minutemy cape is in the dryer] I have never been a "doom crying" kind of…
Week 2 of summer bre…
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Welp… if I ever need a new random password, I know who to ask…
Welp... if I ever need a new random password, I know who to ask... Original Facebook Post.
I so get this…
I so get this. It was a solid week and a half before we were actually on time for school this last fall. There have…
Happy Fathers Day!… (video)
Happy Fathers Day! I made this about a year ago... Just my kids goofing off with me. But honestly, that's the good…
Love this from the very talented writer, Sean Dietrich…
Love this from the very talented writer, Sean Dietrich A meat-and-three restaurant. I am sitting in a booth, eating…
Day one of summer vacation. 7am.
Day one of summer vacation. 7am. Jonah has disassembled his entire marble runner set in order to construct a “slide”…
When you don’t have a dog… (video)
When you don’t have a dog, sometimes you have to make do with what’s available. #pretendplayfordays Original…
**(So I ran my own w…
**(So I ran my own website "blog" up until a little over a year ago, but stopped posting to it for a few different…
Ending the school year on a high note.
Ending the school year on a high note. He tried a hot dog at the preschool barbecue. He nibbled on the bread for a…
[April 28, 2017]…
[April 28, 2017] Dear parent of a child in my son’s class, You didn’t see me. I was walking up to pick up my autistic…