Keila Carvalho
Bio
Live in tiny Rhode Island. studied Philosophy, Political Science and GErman Language. Mom of one boy with ASD, ADHD and SPD. Work in a K-4 school with 1st graders. hobbies include painting rocks and cooking.
Stories (2/0)
Picture Schedules and Our Family
I used to dread telling my son to do anything that required more than one or two step directions. Because he is autistic, has severe ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, and a bunch of other acronyms, anything beyond a single direction is a fruitless effort.
By Keila Carvalho6 years ago in Families
Living on the Spectrum
I became a mom when I was 24. I turned 25 three months after my son was born. I was the first of my peers to have a baby. The mothers I had met through the hospital’s new mothers’ group were all older and they already had had children. I didn’t mesh well with them. I really had no idea what I was doing, I just learned as I went along. I didn’t know that some things that were going on were not “normal." Things like my 6 month old FREAKING out over sensory things—bath time or any water near him, certain onesies and socks, or a complete meltdown when we changed diapers to Target brand and by complete meltdown, I mean ripping the diaper off the second I got it on and other adversary reactions to seeing said diaper brand. For me, it was just all things my child did.
By Keila Carvalho6 years ago in Longevity