This practicum was designed to give parents of preschool children with autism an understanding of the disorder and appropriate skills to manage their children's challenging behaviors. A curriculum-based training series involving weekly 2-hour sessions was implemented during a 12-week period for 25 participants. Goals included increasing the parents' understanding of autism, enabling them to define a child's behavior, and teaching parents the skills of designing and implementing behavior management protocols. The training format utilized a combination of direct instruction, group discussion, viewing of videotapes, practice activities, and homework activities. The results of the practicum were positive and all specified goals were met. Parents increased their understanding of autism and were able to develop and implement appropriate behavior management interventions. Appendices include the behavior management survey, a post-evaluation questionnaire, a listing of problem behaviors, and the training course evaluation questionnaire. (Contains 39 references.) (DB)