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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OMG Yes! Multiple toys! EVERYWHERE! Can you relate?
OMG Yes! Multiple toys! EVERYWHERE! Can you relate? We have multiple sensory toys for playing with the water...…
I’m just gonna leave this right here… (video)
I’m just gonna leave this right here... Original Facebook Post.
I thought this appropriate for today…
I thought this appropriate for today. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is Jonny's hero. Ever since his first "Martin Luther…
Who is your ‘tribe?’…
Who is your 'tribe?' I never thought I would be in this "boat." Yet here I am. Here we are. You never set out to be…
Hey! All you lurkers…
Hey! All you lurkers out there! I figured out that my current 'reach' (how many followers actually SEE my posts) is…
I have recently star…
I have recently started going back to the gym. Occasionally Jonah will come with me. For a long while, when I would…
Jojo fell asleep like this in his chair at 9pm.
Jojo fell asleep like this in his chair at 9pm. So I carried him to bed and he didn’t move when I tucked him in. I got…
“It was a normal trip to the supermarket for some groceries…”
We went shopping today. It was a normal trip to the supermarket for some groceries. I have done this dozens of times…
Someone opened an exit door and he bolted. He made it to the parking lot.
When we go to church, part of Jonah's routine is 'running around the church' after the service is done. Jonah has…
Jonah is VERY observant.
Jonah is VERY observant. It's actually made me much more conscious of my actions with him. In turn, it has also made ME…
…Fed up with the a…
...Fed up with the amount of time and the sheer boredom of the IEP meeting, a heroic Jonah sprang into action. His…
I meant to post this last month but… *Life* (video)
I meant to post this last month but... Life So you get it now. (If it will post)... I give you, 2017 - A year in……
*sigh* Which one do you hear the most?
sigh Which one do you hear the most? I try to take these moments as "educational moments" as the people saying them are…
The wisdom of Jonny
So Jonny has his annual IEP meeting tomorrow. He works hard, but he struggles to focus sometimes. We are working very…
Life of Dad – My Real Dad Story
So recently, Life of Dad did a beautiful video of our story… They did a fantastic job. I gave them…
“The true test of our character lies… (video)
"The true test of our character lies not in how we react to the adversity that will inevitably happen, but how we…
I swear I do this to myself…
I swear I do this to myself. Knowing I would have to work today, I got up at 4AM to get ready to go to the gym by 5....…
“Jojo thirsty.”…
“Jojo thirsty.” I have to take a moment to reflect on our progress for the times when I feel we have plateaued or…