Shirley Cohen is Professor of Special Education at Hunter College of the City University of New York.

"This book contains a balanced discussion of the many different types of educational programs. It will help parents and professionals make wise choices. It needs to be in every library." - Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life with Autism "Every developmental pediatrician, pediatric neurologist, and child psychiatrist in the country should be handing out copies of Targeting Autism along with the diagnosis. It is a marvel. In just 186 warm and engaging pages Cohen asks and answers the questions all of us face when we make potentially life-altering decisions concerning our chil-dren's treatment and education.... This book is a gift." - Catherine Johnson, Narrative: Newsletter of the National Alliance for Autism Research"

• Acknowledgments Prologue to the Third Edition Preface to the First Edition PART ONE: WHAT IS AUTISM? 1. Meeting Autism 2. Having Autism 3. Life Cycles 4. Families PART TWO: TREATING AUTISM 5. We Have a Dream 6. Is ABA the Answer? Intervention Approaches 7. Whatever Happened to Equal Opportunity? 8. Some Thoughts on Alternative Treatments and Other Intervention Controversies part three Looking for Cures, Recovery, and Better Lives 9. Recovery? 10. Moving toward Better Answers Appendix A: Diagnostic Criteria for Autistic Disorder Appendix B: Diagnostic Criteria for Asperger's Disorder Appendix C: Resources References Index

Shirley Cohen is Professor of Special Education at Hunter College of the City University of New York.

"This book contains a balanced discussion of the many different types of educational programs. It will help parents and professionals make wise choices. It needs to be in every library." - Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life with Autism "Every developmental pediatrician, pediatric neurologist, and child psychiatrist in the country should be handing out copies of Targeting Autism along with the diagnosis. It is a marvel. In just 186 warm and engaging pages Cohen asks and answers the questions all of us face when we make potentially life-altering decisions concerning our chil-dren's treatment and education.... This book is a gift." - Catherine Johnson, Narrative: Newsletter of the National Alliance for Autism Research"

• Acknowledgments Prologue to the Third Edition Preface to the First Edition PART ONE: WHAT IS AUTISM? 1. Meeting Autism 2. Having Autism 3. Life Cycles 4. Families PART TWO: TREATING AUTISM 5. We Have a Dream 6. Is ABA the Answer? Intervention Approaches 7. Whatever Happened to Equal Opportunity? 8. Some Thoughts on Alternative Treatments and Other Intervention Controversies part three Looking for Cures, Recovery, and Better Lives 9. Recovery? 10. Moving toward Better Answers Appendix A: Diagnostic Criteria for Autistic Disorder Appendix B: Diagnostic Criteria for Asperger's Disorder Appendix C: Resources References Index