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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I just showed Jonny how to use…
I just showed Jonny how to use an AI chat bot to help him track down answers to his Career Planning homework…
Oh man! I LIVE for these messa…
Oh man! I LIVE for these messages from Jonah’s teacher. “Sorry to send messages on Sunday, I just wanted to share some…
This is an analogy I thought o…
This is an analogy I thought of while I was out with Jojo on the beach back in 2022. “Special needs parenthood is like…
Routines are very important to…
Routines are very important to Jonah. Routines keep life predictable. Routines set an expectation. Routines can help…
“Hey, ‘me.’ (Parent from 7 yea…
“Hey, ‘me.’ (Parent from 7 years ago). I know Jonah was just diagnosed with autism (level 3) and that ‘life’ is…
This came across my timeline t…
This came across my timeline today. I completely forgot about this. Thought I’d reshare. [Jan 13, 2022] We have been…
So… are your kids still having…
So… are your kids still having fun with their Christmas presents? Most of Jonah’s presents have already fallen to the…
Anyone else out there just lay…
Anyone else out there just laying in bed, “scrolling” with me when you should probably be sleeping? It’s a vicious…
