This guide from the American Academy of Pediatrics offers authoritative, accessible advice that parents can trust. Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Every Parent Needs to Know helps parents understand how ASDs are defined and diagnosed and offers an overview of the most current behavioral and developmental therapies. Topics covered include: symptoms, frequency, and types of ASDs; accessing care; services in the community; behavioral and developmental treatment; the role of complementary and alternative medicine; screening tools; and adolescence and transitioning into adulthood. Parents will also find inspirational and relatable stories from other parents, helping them feel less alone.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 pediatricians.Paul S. Carbone, MD, FAAP, is a general pediatrician, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah, a member of the Council on Children with Disabilities Autism Subcommittee, and the parent of a son with autism.Alan I. Rosenblatt, MD, FAAP, is a neurodevelopmental pediatrician andan associate clinical professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University.