WHAT COLOR IS MONDAY?: HOW AUTISM CHANGED ONE FAMILY FOR THE BETTER

Book ID/图书代码： 06930015B82712

English Summary/英文概要： "One day Jack asked me, ’What color do you see for Monday?’ ’What?’ I said distractedly. ’Do you see days as colors?"

Raising five children would be challenge enough for most parents, but when one of them has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, life becomes a bit more chaotic, a lot more emotional, and full of fascinating glimpses into a unique child’s different way of thinking. In this moving memoir, Carrie Cariello invites us to take a peek into exactly what it takes to get through each day juggling the needs of her whole family.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： “有一天，杰克问我，‘你觉得星期一是什么颜色？’我心不在焉地反问‘什么？’‘你会用不同的颜色去看待每一天吗？’”

对绝大多数父母而言，同时养大五个孩子是非常挑战的，当其中一个被诊断为患有自闭症谱系障碍时，生活会变得有一点混乱，有一些起伏波动的情绪，并且借助这个独特的孩子不一样的思考方式，生活还会充满了叫人惊叹的小发现。在这部动人的回忆录中，凯莉•凯利艾罗邀请读者们和她一起，看看她为了更好地平衡全家需求所度过的每一天。令人忍俊不禁的小霉运，发自内心的感悟，以及写给孩子们肺腑之言，作者为我们展示了：养育一名用不一样的视角看世界的孩子的美好与惊奇之处，以及最终，自闭症如何让她们一家的生活变得更加美好。(DC)

Awards/获奖情况：在凯利艾罗的自闭症儿子杰克看来，一个星期中的每一天都是有颜色的；他常常专注于洗发香波、生日、汽车，以及日历，他还害怕动物。在这本书中，凯莉让读者们可以更加深入地了解到杰克独特的大脑思维；了解他有些奇怪，有时也会有些令人沮丧的行为；当然还有他独特的性格。凭借直觉，凯利艾罗能感觉到这个可爱的小男孩有些不太一样的地方；语言缺陷，...短暂的眼神交流，...爆发起来让人害怕，以及他无法舒适地呆着。经过诊断，她和丈夫乔终于能稍稍感到放心，并迅速地开始寻求和获取相应的帮助。凯利艾罗和读者们分享了她的家庭趣事，更多是是充满幽默的各种尝试经历，像是尝试游泳和空手道课程，参加YMCA（基督教青年会），去水上公园和游览迪士尼乐园，所有的这些经历都是和五个孩子（3-9岁）一同体验的。此外，她还探讨了自己和丈夫乔如何学着去应对处理婚姻上的压力，以及她如何努力地让理疗师、老师以及世界认识到杰克的自闭症‘光环’，而不仅仅是将他作为一名自闭症儿童去看待。

凯利艾罗解释到，值得思考的是，在她努力帮助杰克发掘潜力的过程中，她自己实际上也在不断挑战自己的潜力边界；如今她更多地是在反观和感慨自己的毅力与坚持，她在这一过程中选择了去拥抱和接受，而不是战胜自闭症。——《出版商周刊》

2008年，疾病控制与防预中心的一项研究调查表明，平均每88个儿童中，就会有一人被诊断出患有自闭症。尽管许多家庭都受到了自闭症的影响，但似乎相关的信息以及能够帮助舒缓获诊患者内在孤独感的支持却显得匮乏与不足。凯利艾罗的第二个孩子杰克被诊患有自闭症谱系障碍，因为能够看到一周里每一天的颜色，作者的这本书也因此得名。这本家庭回忆录发自肺腑，真诚感人，常常伴随着杰克作为一名自闭症儿童对生活的风趣视角，不仅有杰克令人捧腹大笑的‘大胆做派’，也有他贴心的小举动。雪花，作为一种视觉上相似的主题意象，被用来再现杰克的自闭症——独特...飘零，融化，再结晶——显得尤为感人。但同时，作为父母们必然会经历的担忧与沮丧，尤其是这种伴随着特殊需求的教育，并没有美化放大，而是单纯地为家庭的整体成长感到自豪。书中含有一个简短的词汇表，定义了读者们可能会不太熟悉的专业词汇。总而言之，这本欢乐而充满激励意义的书籍一定能够满足对自闭症、家庭活力以及育儿感兴趣的读者。——《图书馆期刊》

虽然凯利艾罗一家面临着挑战和恐惧，但读者们依然可以从他们永不言弃，发自内心的爱中感受到智慧，收到启发。即便读者们已经看完这本书很久之后，这个家庭也一定会让读者们深深铭记。——玛丽•约翰逊，作者，著有An Unquenchable Thirst: A Memoir

Cariello’s autistic son, Jack, sees days of the week as colors; fixates on shampoos, birthdays, cars, and calendars; and is animal phobic. Here, she grants readers intimate access to his unique mind; quirky, sometimes frustrating, behaviors; and his special personality. Cariello intuitively sensed something was amiss with adorable little boy specifically; language deficiency,...limited eye contact,...horrific outbursts, and his inability to seek comfort. She and her husband, Joe, were relieved to have a diagnosis, and moved quickly to obtain services. Cariello shares her family’s more humorous and trying experiences with swimming and karate lessons, the YMCA, water parks, and a Disney cruise, all with five children, ages 3-9. She also discusses how she and Joe learned to cope with marital stress and her struggle to make therapists, teachers and the world see Jack in all his autistic glory, not simply as the child. Ironically, Cariello explains, in my quest to help him reach his full potential, I’m actually reaching my own; she reflects on her tenacity, and choosing to embrace, not conquer autism. --Publishers Weekly

About the Author/作者介绍： 凯莉•凯利艾罗和丈夫乔以及他们的五个孩子居住在南新罕布什尔。她的第二个孩子杰克，被诊患有谱系自闭症。作者本人常常为《郝芬顿邮报》《谱系自闭症新闻》等撰稿，并在当地的不同育儿杂志上发表文字。她还时常在有关自闭症的活动上发言，在她的博客上，凯莉也常常提及杰克、自闭症以及关于成为母亲。可访问：www.carriecariello.com

Carrie Cariello lives in Southern New Hampshire with her husband, Joe, and their five children. Her second child, Jack, is on the autism spectrum. She is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, Autism Spectrum News, and has been published in several local parenting magazines. She is a frequent speaker at autism events, and she blogs regularly about Jack, autism, and motherhood at www.carriecariello.com.

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