Pia Baroncini

Pia Baroncini

I am Carmela's Mom

Some Autism Awareness for Autism Awareness Month

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Pia Baroncini
Apr 21, 2026
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I wish you could see my face right now. There’s a lost, stoic glare I do everything in my power to avoid wearing. I don’t love the “oh my god, how do you do it all” thing, but I have to be honest: outside of it simply being my nature, the last three years have been about survival.

We tried for over a year to conceive Carmela, including a miscarriage that…

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