Australian clinical psychologists Attwood (Griffith U.) and Garnett, who specializes in autism spectrum disorders, outline a cognitive behavioral therapy program for teachers, psychologists, and therapists to use to help children with autism spectrum disorders (who have intellectual ability in the normal range) recognize, express, and enjoy affection. Focusing on children ages eight to 13 in individual or small group settings, they help professionals aid parents and friends in challenges faced by these children in reading signals about affection and demonstrate how to help children discover how expressing and experiencing affection can improve friendships and relationships; identify their comfort and enjoyment range for gestures, actions, and words of affections, as well as those of friends and family; and improve their range of expressions for liking or loving someone that are appropriate to the relationship or situation. They explain cognitive behavior therapy, how to conduct the program and use the assessment questionnaires (provided in the appendix), how to run sessions, the session components, and each of the five sessions, which include exercises and activities. An accompanying edition of the book, From Like to Love for Young People with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder), is aimed at parents. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)