Carrie Cariello Archives - Finding Cooper's Voice

For Every Autism Mama

By Carrie Cariello / February 13, 2020

For the mama who has just heard the very words that split her heart in half. He has autism. For the woman is lost amid a tidal wave of appointments,… Read More
The Skills We Have

By Carrie Cariello / February 7, 2020

When you were about six, we had a party at our house. By this point, you talked pretty well. You were still behind other kids your age, but you could… Read More
Tell Your Story

By Carrie Cariello / February 4, 2020

Last week I read an article about a police officer and his fiancé who left their 8-year old son with autism to freeze to death overnight in a garage. I… Read More
Misunderstood in Public

By Carrie Cariello / January 30, 2020

Hi. My name is Carrie. I have five kids, and my second son has autism. His name is Jack. He is fifteen. Every so often I come across an article… Read More
Hope, Grief, and Grace

By Carrie Cariello / January 23, 2020

My son Jack was diagnosed with autism when he was eighteen months old. It was a cold, gray afternoon in November. He was wearing a blue jacket. He’s fifteen now.… Read More
How to Stay Sane

By Carrie Cariello / January 16, 2020

Sometimes I stand before people and I say stuff and then they ask me questions. How do you keep you marriage together with the stress of raising a child with… Read More