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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Our school district just “forg…
Our school district just “forgot” to pick up my son with autism…
Original Facebook…
Jonah has ALWAYS had a bit of a mischievous side…
Jonah has ALWAYS had a bit of a mischievous side. This photo came up in my memories today. 4 years ago. Jonah had just…
Today is the first d…
Today is the first day back to school for the kids. Me: “LETS GO!! OUT THE DOOR!! EVERYBODY GOES!!” Lunches packed.…
Jonah prayed with us…
Jonah prayed with us for bedtime prayers tonight. This is huge. For those of you who just started following us, when…
Playing Catch with my Ausome Son (video)
This hits home for me. Just before Jonah was officially dıagnosed, I was in a very "dark" place emotionally. I grew…
A couple weeks ago, …
A couple weeks ago, we went to a church service we don’t normally attend and so had different teachers in Jonah’s…
I’ve been there.
I've been there. If I'm being honest, I've been both people in this meme. Some days, I see all the progress Jonah is…
Autism is not a tabo…
Autism is not a taboo word in our home. Right before Madd's ninth birthday, we were driving home from the store. Maddox…
So we took our Chris…
So we took our Christmas tree down yesterday after the cats absolutely DESTROYED it. So I wrote a poem about it... THE…
Watching the Ball Drop at Noon! (video)
Today we spent the morning of our New Years Eve at our local We Rock the Spectrum. They had a wonderful "ball/balloon"…
Wise words from A Pi…
Wise words from A Piece of Oakley "Don't you ever, EVER lose hope." Here's to 2019! I’ve had this page for about two…
Christmas 2018. (video)
Christmas 2018. What were your kids’ favorite presents? Jonah’s favorite presents are his marble run with an electric…
So I’m writing this …
So I’m writing this and it’s nearly midnight. Jonah is showing no signs of being tired or remotely close to falling…
So Jonah, in an atte…
So Jonah, in an attempt to make his own spaghetti, has learned how to turn the stove on and off... the knobs are…
“Jonah is Special” (video)
I was cleaning out some old stuff and came across this "Star of the Week" book Jonah received from school last year.…