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!
LATEST FROM THE BLOG
To all who have served, died, …
To all who have served, died, and gone before us, we honor your sacrifice. Thank you.
Jojo’s first day of preschool. (video)
Jojo's first day of preschool. New school. New teacher. New classmates. A playground he cannot play on that has led to…
Thanks for being there for us!
I have a few friends here and there with autistic kiddos, but I don't have a real life "autism parent" support group. I…
I tried to give you some updates… (video)
I tried to give you some updates about Jojo's preschool... which I did. ...but you can probably just skip to the end…
Do you have a climber? (video)
Do you have a climber? You can't stop this kid from climbing. I don't even try anymore. Original Facebook Post.
How long did it take you to get a diagnosis? (video)
How long did it take you to get a diagnosis? What about services? It took us 6 months to get a diagnosis... Still…
I’ve slept on Jojo’s…
I've slept on Jojo's floor more times than I can count. The kid will not stay in his bed... 😭
We try. We really do…
We try. We really do. Especially around this time of the year. When we start thinking about gasp Christmas coming…
For all you other Special Needs Dads out there.
For all you other Special Needs Dads out there. 👊 A special thanks to An Aspergers Journey for sharing. Special Needs…
The sort of thing gives me hope for our future.
I shared this in my personal profile, but thought I would share with you as well. Yesterday, when we were at Jonny's…
Thanks for sharing m…
Thanks for sharing my ausome boy, AbleFinder Inc. "Jonah was diagnosed with severe nonverbal autism in December of…
Running My First Half-Marathon
I ran a half-marathon two days ago — a first for me… I’ve never ran a timed “running”…
Come on now school…
Come on now school... you've had ALL SUMMER to fix this... We had to go back to Jonnys school to see what class he's…
“If you could snap your fingers and make your child ‘NOT’ be autistic, would you?”
"If you could snap your fingers and make your child 'NOT' be autistic, would you?" I've heard this hypothetical asked…