Abstract
A report of two years' operation of a day-treatment center for autistic children is given. A brief historical review and a capsule summary regarding current concepts on autism are presented. The educational and treatment programs at the center are described, and two case vignettes illustrate the progress of the children. Highlights from group counseling sessions with the mothers of autistic children reveal the conflicts with which parents of disturbed children must deal. The two-year experience indicates that the identification of autism at an early age is crucial and that a day-treatment facility has much to offer the psychotic child and his parents.
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