A complete and practical guide covering the preschool through adult years Written by two experts in the field and reviewed by parents of children with autism, this is a compassionate guide filled with useful advice for parents, teachers, and caregivers. Providing current and reliable information, the book covers everything from how to get the right diagnosis, choose the right doctors, and handle behavioral issues to how to find the best educational programs and deal with day-to-day living issues within the family, school, and community. This well-organized book also looks at questions and concerns that parents and caregivers frequently encounter. Thorough and insightful, it includes a comprehensive list of resources. Fred R. Volkmar, MD (Branford, CT), is the director of autism research at the Yale Child Study Center and coauthor of the Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Third Edition (978-0-471-71698-3), the most influential reference in the field.