When Jonah was first diagnosed with Autism in 2016, I started this blog and posted fairly regularly.
After about 2 years, I started to post more exclusively to Facebook so this blog fell to the wayside, but this is the original “blog roll” for A Touch of Ausome.
Just Run With It
I used to go to the gym a while back. When I could take Jonah to the gym with me and he would be fine in childcare for…
Jonah’s Parent-Teacher Conference
So we had parent-teacher conferences yesterday for Jonah. Here's how it went. When we got there, Jonah assumed we were…
Just. Tired.
We are about 2 hours into our bedtime routine. Jonah isn't tired. He's restless, but not melting down. He's roaming his…
Jonny on Handling Bullies
My older son Jonny is in 2nd grade. He is being bullied at school. Again. He has several developmental delays, but none…
Confession Time
I let my 3-year old Jonah (ASD) get away with pretty much everything when he just wants to aggravate his 8-year-old…
What is “HARD?”
**I started this the other day when it was fresh on my mind, but I made it about 3 lines in before I got too tired to…
To the Gyros House guy
We went to the mall the other day. This is one of Jonah’s favorite winter-time activities. Usually he will run…
Today Was a Good Day
To the judgemental onlookers... We are in a new place in a large arena. My son has never been here. In a setting with…
The Softest Soil
So I worked remotely today, which is code for "I went to Starbucks for a few hours with my laptop." Ordered a "grande…
I’m Sorry, Daddy
So today Jojo started slapping me because I told him "Please, do not step on the cat." I showed him to "touch Daddy…
Autism and Pets
[video src="http://www.atouchofausome.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/IMG_6177.m4v" /] We have a new kitten, who is probably…
Art from Tyson Murphy — an Autism Parent
I saw this comic online the other day and I like to credit the source of the material before I shared it. So a quick…
A Midnight Meltdown
**This was written about 1:30 this morning. I posted it to my Facebook page, but I thought I'd memorialize it here.…
‘Hitting’ it off…
I am not new to parenting so it is hard for me to say that with parenting a child with autism, I feel a bit like a fish…
“What’s Jojobee saying, Daddy?”
So I have an 8-year-old (Jonny) and a 3-year old (Jonah). Ever since Jonah was born, Jonny would talk to Jonah and then…
10 Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Toddlers on the Autism Spectrum
Do you have all your Christmas and Holiday shopping done? Well if you’re like me, the answer is……
An Ausome Family
When Jonah was evaluated by the local B-3 center, I knew he was most likely autistic, but we didn’t…
Traveling on an Airplane with an Autistic Toddler…Help!!
So you guys, we have a trip coming up sometime in the near future which requires us to fly on a plane. And I am…