The most recent studies into autism suggest that as many as one in 150 kids age ten and younger may be affected by autism or a related disorder--a total of nearly 300,000 children in the U.S. alone.

When a child is diagnosed with autism disorder, parents are often overwhelmed and confused and, most important, feel lost about what they can do to help their child. 10 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child With Autism speaks directly to parents, providing them with ten tangible things that they can do, right now, to work with their child, including:

Don't react

Make eye contact a priority

How to cope with crying

Focus on attitude

Work one-on-one in a nondistracting environment

When parents feel their world spinning out of control, 10 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Your Child with Autism puts the power back in their hands to work with--and help--their child.