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“You know an excellent book when it generously delivers on both the title and the subtitle’s promises….This book is one that truly follows through. The book is outstanding when it comes to helping parents in turn help their child on the spectrum.”

—PsychCentral (on the second edition)


“This is a really great book for parents….It is upbeat, positive, practical, and succeeds in being both jargon free and highly informative....The book is likely to be equally helpful to clinicians and educators working in this area, providing them with strategies that they themselves can use, as well as a host of practical approaches that they can pass on to parents.”

—Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (on the first edition)


“A valuable resource. It not only informs readers but also leaves them with a sense of hope.”

—Family Ministry (on the first edition)


“The positive approach of this book will be encouraging to parents and will also be very practical. I have recommended this book to the parents of affected children with whom I have worked and also to my graduate students.”

—Child Neuropsychology (on the first edition)


“Parents and clinicians alike will be hard-pressed to find a finer guide and resource.*****”

—Doody's Review Service (on the first edition)


“Throughout, readers will find excellent examples and solutions to basic problems….Strongly recommended for public libraries and academic libraries with autism or education collections.”

—Library Journal (on the first edition)

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About the Authors

Matthew D. Lerner, PhD, is Associate Professor at the A. J. Drexel Autism Institute, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University. He is Leader of the Life Course Outcomes Program and Director of the Social Connections and Treatment Lab. Dr. Lerner is well known for his work focusing on supporting social success and mental health among autistic youth and adults, particularly the development of community-partnered and neurodiversity-affirming practices.

Sally Ozonoff, PhD, is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the MIND Institute, a national center for the study and support of autism, at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Ozonoff is widely known for her research and teaching in the areas of early diagnosis and assessment of autism. She is a strong advocate for parents and families and has an active clinical practice.

• Author's website
• All titles by Sally Ozonoff

Geraldine Dawson, PhD, is Founding Director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development and William Cleland Distinguished Professor at Duke University. She holds professorships in multiple departments: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pediatrics, and Psychology and Neuroscience. An internationally recognized expert on early detection, intervention, and brain development in autism, Dr. Dawson is a passionate advocate for families. She is codeveloper of the Early Start Denver Model, an early autism intervention used worldwide.

• Author's website
• All titles by Geraldine Dawson

James C. McPartland, PhD, is Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychology at the Yale Child Study Center, Director of the Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic, and Director of the Yale Center for Brain and Mind Health. He has extensive experience working with autistic children and their families. Dr. McPartland’s award-winning research focuses on brain processes in autism, with the goal of developing new approaches to diagnose and support autistic people.

• All titles by James C. McPartland

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Audience

Parents of children and teens with autism spectrum disorder; also of interest to health care professionals as a client recommendation.

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Previous editions published by Guilford:

Second Edition, © 2015
ISBN: 9781462517473

First Edition, © 2002
ISBN: 9781572305311