Recent reports have generated a great deal of publicity for autism.  Applied behavior analysts have had great success in teaching children with autism the skills they lack and for remediating their behavioral excesses. This presentation will summarize some of the research that underlies both areas.  Clinical researchers have made many discoveries on critical responses for children with autism spectrum disorders and how to address them. A review of social deficits in autism, including joint attention and social reciprocity, and successful teaching procedures for social behavior will be presented. This presentation will also discuss why children with autism are more likely to engage in stereotypy than social interaction.  Then a number of teaching procedures for establishing communication and play skills and reducing the likelihood of stereotypic responding will be discussed.