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

December 22, 2023

What is your child’s “big” pre…

What is your child’s “big” present request this year? (Jonah wants Minecraft or Roblox stuff.)What is your child’s “big” present request this year? (Jonah wants Minecraft or Roblox stuff.) Original Facebook Post.

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Quintessential Jonny

November 17, 2009

crawling on a regular basis…

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Halloween fun!

November 1, 2009

Pre-halloween fun… getting the kitty.

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Jonny dancing and crawling

October 26, 2009

…and our new carpet… http://www.atouchofausome.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jonny-crawling10-26-09.mp4…

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Title

October 20, 2009

It has come to that. The title of this blog is “Title”. If you see my creativity, please tell it to find…

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Unenthused

October 4, 2009

Is that a word? It is exactly how I have been the last month or so. Really, a lot has gone on, but with the lack of…

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Unhappy Cat

September 16, 2009

Ever since we had Jonny, our cats have been… well, neglected to say the least. And when you have a long-haired…

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August – "Potporri"

August 31, 2009

August has been a whirlwind month. We took Jonny to the zoo for the first time with our good friends visiting and their…

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Bad Request – Error 400

August 30, 2009

...is the response I get from blogger when trying to upload my photos over the weekend. But I digress. Friday was my…

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1980’s – Silverwind

August 25, 2009

This group came to our church and sang in the early 80’s. Georgian Banov was their lead singer and he…

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Random pic of the day!

August 23, 2009

One bad thing about having a nice big digital SLR camera is it is BIG. I mean it is a royal pain to carry around. That…

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That’s cheeky…

August 21, 2009

I wasn’t sure where Jonny got those big cheeks!

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1983-1984 – Mom takes the cake…

August 21, 2009

Something must be said about the creativity my mom put into making our home a happy and fun home. By all standards, we…

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ummph…

August 16, 2009

I’m tired today. I don’t write well tired. Jonny is not sleeping very well at night again. NEED SLEEEEP. He is cutting…

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Happy Wife… Happy Life

August 12, 2009

Mama made an observation the other night. I am usually the one who gets up and puts Jonny back to sleep when he wakes…

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1983 – Day Care

August 6, 2009

My parents began going to a small church in Washington around this time. Though it is a mega-church now, it was founded…

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1983 – My foster brother

August 6, 2009

My dad was a teacher at Yelm High School and my mom stayed at home with my sister and me. I don't remember much of the…

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1983 – My first “forgemory”

August 5, 2009

My first tangible forgemories occurred sometime between the age of 2 and 3. I only remember that because we lived in a…

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A day at the lake

July 29, 2009

I thought Mama had given birth to a little bubba-boy… apparently she gave birth to…a little bubba-fish.…

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