14-year-old Kalen is autistic, living in foster care majority of his life [Video]

NORTH CAROLINA IS WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE TEENS LIVING IN FOSTER CARE HAVE A PERMANENT FAMILY TO GROW WITH, LEARN FROM, AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE. AUDREY AUDREY BIESK JOINS US TONIGHT WITH A PLACE TO CALL HOME TO MEET ONE OF THOSE TEENS AWAITING ADOPTION. CAITLIN SMILE WILL WIN OVER YOUR HEART THE MOMENT YOU MEET HIM. HE WAS UP FOR ANYTHING AT WET N WILD EMERALD POINT, WHERE I MET HIM AND HIS FOSTER MOTHER, ALFREDA HARRIS. FUN, EXCITING. UM, ADVENTUROUS. THAT’S WHAT I WOULD SAY ABOUT CAITLIN, YOU KNOW? AND CLEAN TO THE TEE. HOW SWEET ARE YOU? I ALMOST LIKE COTTON CANDY. CAITLIN’S FOSTER MOM SHARED WITH ME HOW HARD HE’S BEEN WORKING ON HIS LANGUAGE SKILLS THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. HE HAS AUTISM AND NEEDS AN ADOPTIVE FAMILY TO GIVE STRUCTURE, CONSISTENCY, AND MOST OF ALL, LOVE MY NINTH GRADE. YEAH, …