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!
LATEST FROM THE BLOG
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. (video)
Today is "World Autism Awareness Day." I shared this a while back. I actually wrote this 4 months after Jonah was…
Do your kids play wi…
Do your kids play with things that aren’t actually “toys?” My kids do. All the time. This is “Fox Hat.” Aside from…
“Don’t look down…”
“Don’t look down...” I’ve been right up to the edge of the Grand Canyon a couple of times. There are trails that lead…
Jonah learned a new word… (video)
Jonah learned a new word. And I will celebrate it with him. EVERY TIME. The journey from where we started to where we…
How do you give medi…
How do you give medicine to your Ausome kids? This is currently our situation. Jonny was sent home from school sick on…
This is me. Pretty much every night…
This is me. Pretty much every night. Except it goes a little more like this: "He said he wants 'huggies' and I let him…
Ah, sleep, you preci…
Ah, sleep, you precious commodity, you... So this came up in my Facebook memories today from 2016. Before his…
Does you child line …
Does you child line up toys? Jonah does. Toys.... cups...blocks... pretty much anything that has similar shape and…
How do your ausome k… (video)
How do your ausome kiddos do for Easter? What do you guys do? Last year, we tried to get Jonah to participate in an…
Add it to the list
After the clip I posted of Jonny stimming, I've seen a couple people observing that Jonny might also be somewhere on…
So Jojo is wearing j…
So Jojo is wearing jeans you guys! He quit wearing them over a year ago... he refused to even have them touch his…
How many of your kid…
How many of your kiddos love differing perspectives on the same thing? Jojo loves looking at his hands... right in…
He’s FLIRTING with her.
"They're like an old married couple! It's so cute!" When you have a child who is non-verbal/minimally verbal, it's…
Do your kids throw t…
Do your kids throw things when they are anxious? Jonah’s response to just about anything he doesn’t like is to throw…