This practitioner-focused book provides school psychologists and other educational professionals with the information they need to be more fully prepared to serve students with autism. After a brief introduction to the topic of autism spectrum disorders and an overview of the book, the text explores the complex etiology of autism, and provides the reader with a review of epidemiological issues. Three chapters offer information essential to the identification of autism. The book concludes with a summary of treatment research.

"This book is an invaluable resource not only for school psychologists but for other professionals and parents as well. It provides an excellent overview of the assessment and treatment of autism and related disorders and outlines with impressive clarity the interventions that can be provided for students with autism in schools. I am certain that this book will be read and reread for the wealth of information it presents."

Robert B. Brooks
Harvard Medical School
Coauthor of Raising Resilient Children