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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Naoki Higashida was …
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Most of Jonah’s melt…
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Part of the reason I…
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Jonah has ALWAYS had a bit of a mischievous side…
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Today is the first d…
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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)
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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.
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Sometimes the journe…
Sometimes the journey almost seems easy... Then, OTHER DAYS... Original Facebook Post.
Autism is not a tabo…
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So we took our Chris…
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Watching the Ball Drop at Noon! (video)
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Christmas 2018. (video)
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