This work presents a complete one-stop guide to practical and positive strategies for helping parents and children cope with autism. As well as providing useful advice for parenting, this book also features invaluable help and support for the extra pressures an autistic child puts on parents and relationships. It covers every important stage, from initial diagnosis and day-to-day life through to the teenage and adult years. This invaluable reference advises the reader on all the outside assistance available to both child and parent.