Dad of triplets launches podcast about autism to help parents find hope

Overnight, Mike Ciavolino says, his bedroom turned into a neonatal intensive care unit.

Accustomed to a life spent working in Manhattan and traveling, Ciavolino and his wife Laura became parents, welcoming triplets Michael, Francesca and Nicholas. 

"Suddenly, everything changed because my daughter was diagnosed almost immediately with neurofibromatosis (a genetic nervous system disorder), and then later autism," he said. "And then, two years later, my son Michael was diagnosed (with autism). It was really overwhelming."