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
So Jonah got braces today……
So Jonah got braces today…
I’m just gonna leave this here.
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So it’s gone. TikTok is gone. …
So it’s gone. TikTok is gone. At least for us. At least for now. I feel sort of… I dunno. “Sad” isn’t really the right…
You just get on with it ….
You just get on with it . People tell me I must be used to being tired I am used to it yes but you still feel it Things…
I love when Jojo comes up with…
I love when Jojo comes up with his own words and phrases. We’ve come so far since the days of celebrating Jojo just…
I think one of the hardest thi…
I think one of the hardest things about this journey is the developmental uncertainty. Here’s what I mean by that. When…
Jonah doesn’t really talk and …
Jonah doesn’t really talk and won’t use an AAC device, so I got him an iphone for Christmas to give him other avenues…
You know when your child is fi…
You know when your child is first diagnosed with Autism and you mentally inventory all the different things in life…
When Jonny was in third grade,…
When Jonny was in third grade, his teacher told us our best option to meet Jonny’s educational needs was to transfer…
“We had an uneventful Hallowee…
“We had an uneventful Halloween night.” 2 hours at the harvest festival at church, one trick-or-treat at the neighbors…