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
Today, Jonny is home sick with STREP.
Today, Jonny is home sick with STREP. Jonah has no school. So both boys are home with me and going stir crazy. With…
I had to wake both b…
I had to wake both boys up 20 minutes before school started today. I don't want them to be late, but they need their…
“Yee-a-rye? Yee-a-ka…
“Yee-a-rye? Yee-a-kay? Yee-a-rye? Yee-a-kay?” Jonny woke up sick with a fever and a sore throat. He was lethargically…
“LOOK WHAT I CAN DO!”
This morning, Jonah came up to me and pulled me toward his dismantled marble run toy. He had "that smile." You know the…
To all you childcare…
To all you childcare workers. If it seems like I am interrogating you, I am simply trying to alleviate my worries.…
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…