Pamela Bartram trained as a child psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic, after beginning her clinical work as a music therapist.

Pamela Bartram is a child psychotherapist and her book is one of a series on understanding children published in association with the Tavistock Clinic. It thus has an emphasis on understanding the child's inner world and developing personality. This perspective is combined with sound practical advice based on the author's extensive experience of the view's and needs of parents.

• Foreword, Jonathan Bradley. Introduction. Chapter One: Expectations and Birth. Chapter Two: Getting Together. Chapter Three: Letting Go. Chapter Four: Boundaries and Behaviour. Chapter Five: Diagnosis, Testing, Treatment and Therapy. Chapter Six: Understanding Your Young Child with Autism. Chapter Seven: Play and Talking. Chapter Eight: Parents, Couples and Families. Chapter Nine: Brothers and Sisters. Chapter Ten: 'Surprised by Joy'. Appendix: 'Welcome to Holland', Emily Perl Kingsley. References. Further Reading. Helpful Organizations. Index.

Pamela Bartram trained as a child psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic, after beginning her clinical work as a music therapist.

Pamela Bartram is a child psychotherapist and her book is one of a series on understanding children published in association with the Tavistock Clinic. It thus has an emphasis on understanding the child's inner world and developing personality. This perspective is combined with sound practical advice based on the author's extensive experience of the view's and needs of parents.

• Foreword, Jonathan Bradley. Introduction. Chapter One: Expectations and Birth. Chapter Two: Getting Together. Chapter Three: Letting Go. Chapter Four: Boundaries and Behaviour. Chapter Five: Diagnosis, Testing, Treatment and Therapy. Chapter Six: Understanding Your Young Child with Autism. Chapter Seven: Play and Talking. Chapter Eight: Parents, Couples and Families. Chapter Nine: Brothers and Sisters. Chapter Ten: 'Surprised by Joy'. Appendix: 'Welcome to Holland', Emily Perl Kingsley. References. Further Reading. Helpful Organizations. Index.