Caring for Autism

When a professional states, "Your child has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)", it is enough to make your whole world fall apart. What does it mean to be on the autism spectrum? How will this affect your child's life, your life, the life of your family, and others you interact with? What sorts of
medications, therapies, and alternative methods are used to help manage the disorder? What are the financial and legal ramifications? How will this affect schooling, your spiritual growth, and everyday life? These are just a few of the questions that will rapidly cross your mind.

Caring for Autism: Practical Advice from a Parent and Physician delves into all these questions and more. As the father of a daughter with ASD and as a trained psychiatrist who specializes in ASD, Dr. Michael A. Ellis provides a holistic view of what comes after diagnosis. In user-friendly tones, he
answers the most commonly asked questions about what it's actually like to live with ASD, what medications and therapies are available, and the global impact it has on the child's environment. With the help of his wife, Lori Layton Ellis, to provide a mother's perspective, Dr. Ellis shares personal
stories of their 10-year journey in order to provide insight and support for anyone - patient, parent, caregiver - traversing the difficulties of autism.


"Dr. Ellis has succeeded in providing a valuable resource that provides emotional support and evidence-based information to help caregivers accept their child�s condition and plan for initial treatment and beyond. This book should be recommended by physicians, teachers, social workers, and health
care professionals to parents whose children were recently diagnosed with ASD." -- Alice R. Mao, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

"Caring for Autism is a thoughtful and useful book for families of children with autism spectrum disorder...Dr. Ellis offers much more than pragmatic advice; he offers hope and inspiration to families of children with ASD." -- Erik Loraas, AACAP News