Remember the Kayak

• By: Carrie Cariello
• July 1st, 2014
• acceptance and humor, autism parenting, child behavior challenges, family experiences, impulsivity, parenting, public outings, sensory behaviors, social situations, wedding
• 2176    0

Carrie Cariello and her husband, Joe, live in New Hampshire. The have five children; four boys and one girl. Their second son, Jack, has autism. (No, their daughter, Rose, is not the youngest. The youngest is Henry, a child born nine months after the urologist canceled Joe’s...

Epic Scenes from a Barbershop

• By: Carrie Cariello
• October 1st, 2013
• autism parenting, behavioral triggers, communication breakdown, emotional regulation, family conflict, marriage stress, parenting challenges, sensory sensitivities
• 1957    0

Yesterday afternoon I poked my head into the family room where Jack, Charlie, and Henry were sprawled watching Scooby Doo, and announced we were going for haircuts. “No!” they shouted in unison. “No haircuts!” I told them we’d stop at the school book fair first, and jollied them out...

What Color is Monday?

• By: Carrie Cariello
• April 1st, 2013
• autism diagnosis journey, autism parenting, communication differences, family life, neurodiversity, parenting, personal narrative, sensory perception, sibling relationships
• 2233    0

“What color do you see for Monday?” my son Jack asked as I heaved a chicken into the oven. “What?” I said distractedly, turning from the oven to slice some potatoes at the counter. It was late afternoon one day last fall, and I was preparing dinner and managing the demands of homework...