Building a foundation for the ABC program -- Recruiting and training parent liaisons -- Selecting and implementing a social skills curriculum -- Selecting child and family participants for ABC's PTAR teams -- Evaluating the effectiveness of the ABC program -- Enlisting parent participation in ABC -- Getting ready for PTAR meetings -- The first PTAR meeting(s): reaching mutual goals -- The action research cycle: collecting data -- The action research cycle: reflection, analyzing data, and practical theory -- The action research cycle: brainstorming ideas, action plan, getting support and permission -- Questions, challenges, and transitions.